This month we met to discuss All Over but the Shoutin, a novel by Rick Bragg. Most of us were able to connect with the Mr. Bragg's life story. Many of us had/have relatives who grew up very poor in the south so his life story touched us personally. Some of us wondered how much of his personal story was "embellished." I think he is a great storyteller and he took the truth to its fullest extent... Mostly we talked about the true story of Susan Smith and how it was so hard to comprehend her actions - murdering her two young sons. Rick Bragg, a Pulitzer winner author, showed us all how people all over our nation and in Haiti, suffer. We also briefly discussed the other book that some of us read. For the next month we are reading: (Read one, two or all...) Check your email for date/time and place of our next meeting. Read On!
1. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
2. The Harbinger by Jonathan Cahn
3. The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin
