Stories By Flannery O'Connor

Jennifer would like us to read selected stories by Flannery O'Connor this month.

1. Parker's Back
2. Everything That Rises Must Converge
3. Greenleaf
4. Revelation
5. The Enduring Chill

These are found in the story collection A Good Man is Hard to Find, or the Collected Works.

Our meeting is on Monday,August 6th, at Jennifer's house. If nothing changes, that is.

"Anything that comes out of the South is going to be called grotesque by the northern reader,

unless it is grotesque, in which case it is going to be called realistic."

~ Flannery O'Connor

Severe Mercy Meeting

Our meeting will be postponed until Monday the 11th, and instead of being at Carole's house, it will be at Katie's. See you there!

The Old Stone Cross in Forest, VA where Davy and Van used to pray, and where their ashes are scattered.

Unbroken

Found an excellent review of Meg's pick, Unbroken, by Lauren Hillenbrand.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot, the author of our next book, has a website dedicated to this book and to her work. You can find it here. A New York Times review of the book is also interesting and can be found here. Happy Reading!

Henrietta and David, circa 1945

Spycatcher

The Smart Girls are now reading Spycatcher by Peter Wright. Our next meeting is January 9, 2012.