

Our Tuesday Book Club at the Winter Haven Public Library met to discuss our book of the month, "The Friday Night Knitting Club," by Kate Jacobs. This was her first published book, but she has just published her second, "Comfort Food." I've put my name on the list to read that one.

The "Knitting Club" got mixed reviews from the 13 ladies who attended our meeting. There were several who really enjoyed the book and several who stopped reading after only 40 or 50 pages.

I will admit that it is a bit slow to get into the story, but once I got into the story, it was difficult for me to put it down.

Briefly, the story is about Georgia, her daughter, Dakota, and James, who is Dakota's dad.

Georgia runs a yarn and knitting shop in New York City and lives above the business. She weaves the women with their different personalities into the story. They meet each Friday night, partly to talk and partly to work on their knitting projects.

Unfortunately, this book doesn't have a happy ending, which usually ruins the whole book for me, but the story revolves in such a way that you see the group continuing to meet every Friday night to continue their friendships.

We'll be delighted to welcome new members at 4 p.m. on July 15 to discuss: "A Land Remembered," a book of historical fiction by Patrick Smith, a Florida author.

Our Aug. 19 book is "Nora, Nora" by Anne Rivers Siddons. I believe that she writes about South Carolina. On a timely note, Sept. 16 will have us reading "Shattered Dreams: My Life As a Polygamist's Wife," by Irene Spencer.

The Oct. 21 selection is "The Other Boleyn Girl" by Philippa Gregory. The DVD of the movie has just been released, but I have always found that I enjoy the movie much more after I have read the book, although the book is much better!

I know that some of the books we have read this year have put me far out of my comfort zone. "The Poisonwood Bible" and "The Children's Blizzard" I did not read. I enjoyed especially "Water for Elephants," "The Kite Runner," "The Orchid Thief," "Memoirs of a Geisha," "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "The Friday Night Knitting Club," and I'm anxious to start "A Land Remembered," which I have owned for many years but never read. I remember hearing Mr. Smith years ago, so I bought his book and had him autograph it. Now I'll read it.

The children's program recently had to turn away children at the 10 a.m. show, but it also had a crowd at the 2 p.m. performance of John Storms' reptiles. He's been around Polk County libraries for many years and seems to get better with age.

I'll see you at our library.

Ruth Briggs is a volunteer at the Winter Haven Public Library. Her column appears regularly in Accent.
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