March and April Book Choices

Hello All,

My apologies if this duplicates some system generated emails but I wanted to make absolutely sure everyone knows what books we selected for the next two months since we didn't settle on them in our last meetup. The books are:

March: The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing
First published in 1962 and now considered one of the major works of the twentieth-century literature, The Golden Notebook is the story of Anna Wulf, divorced single mother and novelist, labouring against writer's block in 1950s London. Fearful of going mad, she records her experiences in four coloured notebooks. The black notebook records her writing life, the red her political views, the yellow notebook her emotional life and the blue everyday events. But it is the fith notebook - the golden notebook - that brings the strands of her life together and holds the key to her recovery. Bold illuminating and indispensable, The Golden Notebook is a powerful account of a woman searching for her personal and political identity, negotiating the trauma of emotional rejection and sexual betrayal, professional anxieties, and the tensions of friendship and family.

April: The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Book Description
Set in Italy in the Middle Ages, this is not only a narrative of a murder investigation in a monastery in 1327, but also a chronicle of the 14th century religious wars, a history of monastic orders, and a compendium of heretical movements.
Synopsis
The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective. He collects evidence, deciphers secret symbols and coded manuscripts, and digs into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey where extraordinary things are happening under the cover of night. A spectacular popular and critical success, "The Name of the Rose" is not only a narrative of a murder investigation but an astonishing chronicle of the Middle Ages.

The poll for May book choice will open up on March 1 and remain open until our March meetup. The books that didn't make the cut from the last poll will carry over. If you have suggestions for the poll please post them on the message board or send them to me and I will post them for you.

Thanks,
Shannon