The Elegant Gathering of the White Snows

Description: Eight Women on a Journey That Will Change Their Lives as Lovers, Wives, Mothers, Daughters, Friends

Just after midnight in a small town in Wisconsin, eight women begin walking together down a rural highway.

Career women, housewives, mothers, divorcées, and one ex–prom queen, they are close friends who have been meeting every Thursday night for years, sharing food, wine, and their deepest secrets.

But on this particular Thursday, Susan, Alice, Chris, Sandy, Gail, Mary, Joanne, and Janice decide to disappear from their own lives.Their spontaneous pilgrimage attracts national attention and inspires other women from all across the country. As the miles fall away and the women forge ahead on their backroads odyssey—leaving small miracles in their wake—each of their histories unfolds, tales of shattered dreams and unexpected renewal, of thwarted love affairs and precious second chances.

In luminous, heartwarming prose, Kris Radish deftly interweaves the women’s intimate confessions into the story of their brave, history-making walk. A breathtaking achievement, The Elegant Gathering of White Snows tells an incomparable tale of friendship and love


I'm not sure why... because it is a really good read...but for some unknown reason...i keep misplacing this one, I will keep you posted on this one...as soon as i finish it...

Dancing Naked at the Edge of Dawn - Kris Radish

Naked....yes...i said naked...not the naughty kind of naked...well ok, once you start reading...but not porn naked for goodness sake...a good kinda naked...

I love Kris Radish...this was the second book i have read and she just gets better and better...although if you researched it...this one came first i think...but whatever, i digress...this one was even more fabulous (i seem to be using that word alot lately and am not sure why...but anyway!)


Dancing starts out with quite the hook...(i use hook because that is what my 7th grader is using when writing papers and stories for class...in jr high)

Everything changes and the very foundation of her life comes into question when Meg witnesses her husband having sex with another woman on her bed in her suburban Chicago home.

I dont think i could have been as cool as she was...but maybe when you are in a situation like that...that is what is warrented for the moment...

In order to find her way to a new life, Meg, along with three friends, re-creates the journey to Mexico that her favorite aunt took as a young woman. Her aunt's influence is still visible in remote Mexican villages, and the journey becomes spiritual as well as geographical.

I will someday take this journey...the one she takes to mexico...or to somewhere...

As Meg finds out more details of her aunt's life, she wonders why this wonderful woman's influence on her never took hold before she went into crisis.

I long to find a few more of these women...i have already discovered a few...I love how Meg learns what she needs and what her friends need and they provide it for each other when they can, and when they cant they kick each other in the pants and tell the other to "go for it"

Then, when she returns to Chicago, Meg finds kindred spirits who have felt lost and oppressed but who now may be willing to let go and even dance naked.

Once again Radish sings the praises of sisterhood by creating an enticing world of women helping women to become the empowered individuals they were meant to be. Patty EngelmannCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

LET me know what you thought of it...if your local, you can borrow it anytime...if your not...check out amazon...or the link below:

http://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Naked-at-Edge-Dawn/dp/0553382632/ref=pd_sim_b_img_1

Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral - Kris Radish

I was in borders with my mom waiting for a dr appt and we had some extra time...and honestly...i bought this book because i loved the cover...yes...i am that superficial, shallow, whatever sometimes...but isn't it well...FABULOUS???

Anyway...I started reading and I couldnt put it down...is it historical, NO.....Is it educational NO....It is just, well how I hope my life turns out...

Here is a breakdown of the book without ruining it for you:

Annie passes away at the youthful age of 56, leaving her high-school friend, Katherine, responsible for organizing her traveling funeral. Katherine receives a UPS package with Annie's favorite pair of red high-top sneakers, which contain her ashes, and instructions to contact four other women who played pivotal roles in her life. All of the women either have met or heard of each other through Annie, and all agree to fulfill her request that they fly across the country together and disperse her ashes at places meaningful to Annie. The women encounter beauty in unlikely places and people who either knew Annie or were somehow touched by her, causing the women to miss Annie all the more and reevaluate themselves and their missed opportunities. The funeral party turns into a true celebration of the deceased and her wonderful life. Once again, Radish celebrates women's inimitable friendships in an ode to sisterhood that will make her many fans rejoice. Patty EngelmannCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

How great would that be...to be at the end of your life...and have such wonderful women friends that you got it right with...

This book made me want to live fabulously right now...and i've been looking for a pair of red sneakers ever since...

favorite books and hooks

why favorite books...well because i love to read and frankly, i'm tired of reading and only knowing what i read and having no one to share it with...i read because i love it and because sometimes i'm bored and sometimes I just want to...

so for our first selection...