Our annual book discussion
meeting on June 8 at 6:00 p.m. at Davis-Kidd's Bronte Bistro will
deal with British author Catherine O'Flynn's What Was Lost.
Here's a review from Amazon.com:
"O'Flynn's seemingly effortless
novel has a cumulative effect, a simple tale of
people drifting through life with no center and scarce ambition. At
the heart of all is young Kate Meaney, a self-styled private
detective who spends her days tracking the activities of imagined
suspects. In the UK in 1984, ten-year-old Kate blends in with the
crowd, a stuffed toy in suit and spats, Mickey the Monkey, her
constant companion. Terribly lonely since the death of her beloved
father, Kate has fashioned an imaginary life, complete with detailed
notebook and identity kit. Her only friend, Adrian, a young man of
22, works in his father's shop and enjoys Kate's vivid imagination
as she describes "the Gentleman Embezzler, the Henchman and the
Ruthless Assassin". Her favorite haunt is Green Oaks, the local
mall, hub for employment, shopping and a temporary reprieve from
boredom. Then one day, Kate goes missing, Adrian the last person to
see her.
"In 2003, Adrian's sister, Lisa, plods daily to a tedious job at
Your Music in Green Oaks. Like other employees, Lisa is restricted
to the dark warrens of employee access, far from the more attractive
mall facilities created for customers. One of many who navigate
these halls, Lisa is trapped in a dead end job, living with a man
she no longer cares for, waiting patiently each year for the music
CD that arrives from Adrian, their only connection since he ran away
after Kate's disappearance. Kurt, a night shift security guard, is
an equally lost soul, a loner who vaguely yearns for a life beyond
his acute personal loss. When Kurt notices a familiar little girl on
a security tape- possibly Kate- and Lisa stumbles over Kate's Mickey
the Monkey, the two are drawn together, discovering common ground
and a past connection that will challenge their plans for the
future."
See the
Meetings page for a schedule of future programs.
Coming Events
Our Chapter will be well
represented at the Southern Festival of Books this year.
We will have a panel of author members on the program, plus we'll
have a booth on the War Memorial Plaza to hand out SinC materials.
Signing times will be provided for any Sisters in Crime author who
wishes to sell books at the booth.
Chapter Executive Committee
President -
Chester Campbell
Vice President -
Beth Terrell
Secretary-Treasurer -
Michael Salisbury
Newsletter Editor -
J.B. Thompson
Membership Chair -
Barbara Jernigan
Executive Committee At-Large Member -
Mark Orr
The website has an Authors Page for
information about SinC Mid-TN members who are published authors. If
you would like to be listed, send an email with info on your book(s),
with a cover photo attached, to the
Webmaster.
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Sisters in Crime Middle Tennessee Chapter, please contact us
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