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March 31, 2012
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Mar. 31, 1942: Indian Congress Party demands immediate complete independence from England. Japanese take Toungoo, Burma, and Christmas Island south of Java.
March 30, 2012
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Mar. 30, 1942: Allies divide responsibilities for war theaters: US in charge of Pacific, with Adm. Chester Nimitz over the Pacific Ocean Area and Gen. Douglas MacArthur over the Southwest Pacific Area; Britain from Singapore to the Mediterranean; US and UK to share responsibility in the Atlantic.
March 29, 2012
Book Club Beat - Lady in Waiting by Susan Meissner
Welcome to Book Club Beat, where book clubs share about their discussions.Book club name and location: Bibliovores, northern California
Title and Author: Lady in Waiting by Susan Meissner
What it's about:
While Jane Lindsay waits for her husband to decide if they'll stay married, she finds a 16th-century betrothal ring. Certain that it belonged to Lady Jane Grey, she's drawn to the parallels in their lives. Was Tudor England's 9-day queen another victim of other people's choices? Will Manhattan's Jane realize she's responsible for her own happiness?
Were discussion questions available? Were they helpful?
Yes, in the back of the book. We did use some of the questions and found them helpful.
What we liked about the book:
Many of us are fans of Susan Meissner's writing. We enjoyed the realistic characters, the depiction of the dangers of Tudor England, and the questions raised by the story. Interestingly, we all responded that we were more drawn to Lady Jane Grey's story than to modern Jane Lindsay's - but Jane Lindsay's story prompted more discussion and thought.
Anything we would change about the book?
We all would have liked more development of Jane Lindsay's spiritual story line. It was clear she needed to grow spiritually, but she made only the tiniest step.
Fun connections (did the story inspire food, decorations, etc.?):
One of the ladies made a decadent red velvet cake - Jane Lindsay's favorite.
Deep connections (this story made us think about the following discussion topics):
As with all of Susan Meissner's books, Lady in Waiting brought up many discussion topics. We were intrigued by Jane Lindsay, a passive people-pleaser content to let other people make her decisions - and how she finally recognized that in herself and moved to change. We spent a lot of time discussing her controlling mother too - was she a manipulative shrew or motivated by love? We also discussed how we can train our own compliant people-pleasing children to make their own decisions and not fall into the temptation to control.
Do you recommend this book for other book clubs?
Absolutely. Susan Meissner's novels are naturals for book clubs - great characters, beautiful writing, and topics real women can relate to.If you belong to a book club and would like your group to be featured on this blog, let me know! Pictures of the book club can be included if you'd like. Christian or "clean secular" fiction/nonfiction only please. The questionnaire is short, and I'll obtain the book cover and story blurb.
If you're looking for a book club, check out the Book Club Network at http://www.bookfun.org/ , an on-line meeting place for Christian book club members and authors. Join the fun!
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Mar. 29, 1942: British announce plans for postwar semi-independence for India.
March 28, 2012
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Mar. 28, 1942: First RAF area bombing, against Lübeck, Germany; 520 killed, most of wooden city burns. British ram and destroy lock gates and dry dock at Saint Nazaire, France with old US destroyer Campbeltown laden with explosives, in conjunction with commando raid; 360 Germans killed, 169 British.
March 27, 2012
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Mar. 27, 1942: Gen. Sir Thomas Blarney assumes command of Australian forces. RAF retreats from Akyab, Burma to India due to Japanese bombing. Congress grants free mail privileges for military personnel on first-class materials.[image error]
March 26, 2012
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Mar. 26, 1942: Jewish homes in Germany required to be marked on the exterior.[image error]
March 25, 2012
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Mar. 25, 1942: Standard Oil president William Stamps Farish II pleads no contest for conspiring with Nazis and hiding patents for synthetic rubber from US government.
March 24, 2012
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Mar. 24, 1942: Japanese begin intensive artillery and air bombardment of Bataan and Corregidor. All Japanese-Americans on Bainbridge Island near Seattle ordered removed under military guard.
March 23, 2012
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Mar. 23, 1942: Japanese seize Andaman Islands to protect route from Singapore to Rangoon. Offshore from San Francisco, US blimp bombs US sub Gato by mistake.[image error]
