Book Club

The title for February is Emma, by Jane Austen. The meeting will take place Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 7 p.m.

Emma is the story of the eponymous Miss Woodhouse who, having lost her close companion Anne Taylor to marriage, sets out on an ill-fated career of match-making in the town of Highbury. Taking as her subject the pretty but dreary Harriet Smith, she manages to cause misunderstandings with every new tactic she employs. Though precious and spoilt, Emma is charming to all around her and so it takes her some time to learn her lesson and profit from spending less time worrying about how other people should live their lives.

Upcoming Meetings:

February 27, 2008. Emma, by Jane Austen.

March 19, 2008. Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini.

April 30, 2008. Reading Across Rhode Island 2008 selection Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen.