Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Room - by Emma Donoghue


Five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born and grew up; it's where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and eat and sleep and play. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits.

Room is home to Jack, but to Ma, it is the prison where Old Nick has held her captive for seven years. Through determination, ingenuity, and fierce motherly love, Ma has created a life for Jack. But she knows it's not enough...not for her or for him. She devises a bold escape plan, one that relies on her young son's bravery and a lot of luck. What she does not realize is just how unprepared she is for the plan to actually work. 
Link to book on Amazon

Told entirely in the language of the energetic, pragmatic five-year-old Jack, Room is a celebration of resilience and the limitless bond between parent and child, a brilliantly executed novel about what it means to journey from one world to another.

Our next meeting is..... November 20th, 7pm

Our next hostess is..... Joanne Smith 
Our next Book Club Selection is : The Room : a novel  by Emma Donoghue   



Other Meetings - 
January 29th,...........Kelly Bell 
February 26th,.........Fran Cooley 
March 25th ...............Laurie Roy 
April 29th ..................Julie Bigelow
May 20th ....................Paula Mansour
June 24th...................Elizabeth Raymond