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SUMMARY:February East Valley Book Club Meetup
DESCRIPTION:The East Valley Book Club\n\nHi Guys!  Sorry for the late post.
   Well\, a big group for January\, and a wonderful discussion!  Welcome to 
 all the new members\, and we hope to see you again!\n\nFor Feb\, we have ch
 osen "Pope Joan" by Donna Woolcroft Cross.  \nFrom Publishers Weekly\nCross
  makes an excellent\, entertaining case in her work of historical fiction t
 hat\, in the Dark Ages\, a woman sat on the papal throne for two years. Bor
 n in Ingelheim in A.D. 814 to a tyrannical English canon and the once-heath
 en Saxon he made his wife\, Joan shows intelligence and persistence from an
  early age. One of her two older brothers teaches her to read and write\, a
 nd her education is furthered by a Greek scholar who instructs her in langu
 ages and the classics. Her mother\, however\, sings her the songs of her pa
 gan gods\, creating a dichotomy within her daughter that will last througho
 ut her life. The Greek scholar arranges for the continuation of her educati
 on at the palace school of the Lord Bishop of Dorstadt\, where she meets th
 e red-haired knight Gerold\, who is to become the love of her life. After a
  savage attack by Norsemen destroys the village\, Joan adopts the identity 
 of her older brother\, slain in the raid\, and makes her way to Fulda\, to 
 become the learned scholar and healer Brother John Anglicus. After survivin
 g the plague\, Joan goes to Rome\, where her wisdom and medical skills gain
  her entrance into papal circles. Lavishly plotted\, the book brims with fa
 irs\, weddings and stupendous banquets\, famine\, plague and brutal battles
 . Joan is always central to the vivid action as she wars with the two sides
  of herself\, "mind and heart\, faith and doubt\, will and desire." Ultimat
 ely\, though she leads a man's life\, Joan dies a woman's death\, losing he
 r life in childbirth. In this colorful\, richly imagined novel\, Cross ably
  inspires a suspension of disbelief\, pulling off the improbable feat of wr
 iting a romance starring a pregnant pope. \n\nThis looks like a good read. 
  I hope to see everyone in Feb!\n\nShelly\n\nMesa\, AZ  85210 - USA\n\nWedn
 esday\, February 18 at 7:00 PM\n\nPhoto: http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/ph
 otos/event/e/5/0/2/event_6658626.jpeg\n\nAttending: 25\n\nDetails: http://b
 ookclub.meetup.com/430/calendar/9662625/
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LOCATION:Chevy's Mexican Restaurant - 1335 S. Alma School Rd. - Mesa\, AZ  
 85210 - USA
URL:http://bookclub.meetup.com/430/calendar/9662625/
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