Book Club

Only three people came to discuss our book: Simply from Scratch by Alicia Bessette and one of them did not like the book so much that she didn't finish reading it. The story is about a young widow who is still in deep grieving a year after her husband's accidental death. There are many characters in the book who are suffering from one form of grief or another and I thought the author did a good job of bringing these story lines together. However, E thought the story was too contrived and artificial. L and I agreed that it was an easy read and in spite of the heavy topic, the characters made it an enjoyable story. I think the thing I liked the best was the fact that it ended with hope, the main character, Zell, was able to finally see through her grief and begin to live her life again.