March 18/19 The Debt to pleasure by John Lanchester.  An "elegant and cunning first novel...disguises a sinister tale of fraternal jealousy as an innocent cookbook."
April 15/16 She flew the coop by Michael Lee West.  "Brilliantly interweaves dark calamity with comedy to depict everyday life in small-town Limoges, Louisiana, circa 1952."   
May 20/21 Five quarters of the orange by Joanne Harris.  "A widow in her sixties returning to the French town she left as a child, and the clues to long-kept secrets she finds in her mother's recipe scrapbook..."  
June 17/18 The Book of salt by Monique Truong.  "In this literary feast, the Vietnamese cook for Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas reveals his fascinating story."
July 15/16 The Passion by Jeanette Winterson.  "A magical, wonderful novel abut the destinies of Napoleon's faithful cook and the daughter of a Venetian boatman."
August 19/20 The Inheritance of loss by Kiran Desai.  "Set in India the novel centers on the once grand, now decaying home of a melancholy retired judge, his valiant cook, and beloved dog."

When:     3^rd Wednesday of the month at 10:00 am, and the Tuesday preceding the Wednesday at 7:00 pm

Where: Falmouth Public Library, 300 Main St, Falmouth.  RSVP 508-457-2555.

Goal:  To leave the discussion feeling that you understand the book better than when you arrived.