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Jane and Friends Book Group

Thursday, May 17

at 6:30 pm

A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens

 

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Connecting Point Inspirational Book Club

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Thursday, May 10th at 1:00 pm

They Almost Always Come Home

by Cynthia Ruchti

 

Libby and Greg's marriage is sputtering in the wake of their daughter's death. Libby's thinking about leaving-until she's faced with the prospect of becoming a widow when Greg fails to return from a solo trip to the Canadian wilderness. As Libby, her best friend Jen, and father-in-law Frank go after Greg to bring him back or learn his fate, Libby also learns about herself, family, and faith.

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Jane and Friends Book Group

Thursday, April 19th at 6:30 pm

Dearest Cousin Jane

by

Jane Pitkeathley

 

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Thursday, April 12th
at 1:00 pm
 
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EMMA by Jane Austen

Thursday, March 15, 6:30 pm

 "Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her." So begins Jane Austen's comic masterpiece Emma . 

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Castles in the Sand
 
1:00 pm Thursday
March 8, 2012
 
When Susan and Drake Starr discover that their 20 year old daughter Kenzie is pregnant, their lives are turned upside down. The news sends Drake, a pastor of a huge San Diego church, reeling and he sends Kenzie packing. Susan finds herself caught in the middle. Does loving Drake mean cutting ties with her only child? What will this path mean for her daughter? For herself? When Susan seeks the refuge of a beach house, a secret from her past resurfaces. This is a captivating story of how Goda's mercy is evident when our foundations crumble.
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Cranford

by Elizabeth Gaskell

6:30 pm, Thursday, February 16, 2012

Join "a group of elderly, gentle women who arm themselves with custom and wear ritual like a mantle" as we visit the village of Cranford.

 

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The Shape of Mercy
by Susan Meissner
 

 

1:00pm Thursday
February 9, 2012

 

Lauren, a college student, helps Abigail Boyles, an 80-year-old recluse, transcribe the diary of Abigail's ancestral cousin, Mercy Hayworth--who was hanged for witchcraft. As secrets unfold, the extent to which the lives of these three women are connected comes to light, and both Lauren and Abigail find the very way they view the world irrevocably changed.

 

 

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Jane and Friends Book Group

Thursday, January 19 at 6:30 pm

WAVERLEY by Sir Walter Scott

Join us as we follow the adventures of Captain Edward Waverley. Posted to Dundee, Scotland he meets Rose, the beautiful daughter of an old friend of his uncle Everard's. While in Dundee he becomes involved with Clan Mac-Ivor and lovely Flora Mac-Ivor in the uprising to unseat King George and replace him with Charles Stewart.

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What Lies Within
by Karen Ball
 
1:00 pm Thursday
January 12, 2012
 
Nothing's going to stop Kyla... Her company, Justice Construction, is one of the most critically acclaimed, commercially successful companies in the Pacific Northwest. And yet, something is missing. Not until she's called on to build a center for inner-city kids does she realize what it is: her sense of purpose. Rafe Murphy understands battle. Wounded in action, this Force Recon Marine carries the scars-and the nightmares-to prove it. Though he can't fight overseas any longer, he's found his place as a warrior in the civilian world. So he soldiers on, trusting that one of these days, God will reveal to him why Rafe survived the ambush in Iraq. That day has arrived. Kyla and Rafe both discover that determination alone won't carry them through danger and challenges. When gang violence threatens their very foundations, there's only one way to survive: rely on each other, be real-and surrender to God. In other words, risk everything...

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