5.1 - Red: When I am an old woman...

[Kristina Simon]

5.1 - Red: When I am an old woman...
In 1997, artist Sue Ellen Cooper gave a friend a 55th birthday gift consisting of a red hat and a copy of Jenny Joseph's poem "Warning". The opening lines of the poem read:

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat that doesn't go and doesn't suit me.

Cooper repeated the gift on request several times, and eventually several of the women bought purple outfits and held a tea party on April 25, 1998. Thus began the Red Hat Society (RHS), a social organization for women aged 50 and beyond. In honor of the RHS's founding tea party, read a book first published in 1998.

[Kristina Simon]

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[Delmy]

The Hedge Knight by George R.R. Martin
(first published in 1998)

[Kristina Simon]

Delmy =^.^= wrote: "The Hedge Knight by George R.R. Martin
(first published in 1998)"

That works.

[Claire]

I am going to read The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (first published in 1998).

[Kristina Simon]

Claire wrote: "I am going to read The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (first published in 1998)."

Hope you enjoy it! I really liked that one.

[Ally]

The Reef by Nora Roberts
(first published in 1998)

[Kristina Simon]

Ally wrote: "The Reef by Nora Roberts
(first published in 1998)"

Enjoy!

[Book Concierge]

A Long Way from Chicago - first published Sept 1998

This is a Children's book. Per amazon.com rated for grades 3-16 (age 8-12)

[Kristina Simon]

Book Concierge wrote: "A Long Way from Chicago - first published Sept 1998

This is a Children's book. Per amazon.com rated for grades 3-16 (age 8-12)"

That works.

[Skylla]

I was hoping I could read Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho. It was first published January 1st 1998. I hope that's okay! :)

[Kristina Simon]

Skylla wrote: "I was hoping I could read Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho. It was first published January 1st 1998. I hope that's okay! :)"

Veronika Decides to Die works.

[♞ Pat]

I'll be reading Trans-Sister Radio by Chris Bohjalian

I've really enjoyed the other books of his I've read!

[Kristina Simon]

Pat wrote: "I'll be reading Trans-Sister Radio by Chris Bohjalian

I've really enjoyed the other books of his I've read!"

That works. I really like his book, too, and this one is my favorite!

[Dee]

Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Pat wrote: "I'll be reading Trans-Sister Radio by Chris Bohjalian

I've really enjoyed the other books of his I've read!"

That wor..."

i'm curious about this one - Goodreads says 1998, but every other website I look at has 2000 as the date of first pub - including amazon, worldcat, and fantastic fiction

[♞ Pat]

My local library link says 2000 - which is where I'll be getting the book from. But the book was first published in e-book form in 1998. The hard copy versions came out a couple of years later.

Will that affect me for this task? If so, I'll need to find an alternate title!

Here's an outside source that shows the 1998 publication link date.

1998 edition verification outside link

[Dee]

See I question in 1998 how many books were released in Ebooks format before print...which would be the case here...

[Kristina Simon]

To make life easier on the moderators, we're going with what GRs has. It may be a faulty, but it is what it is......

[♞ Pat]

Ok. Thanks. I'm sorry to have caused a problem - if I did. If I didn't, I'm happy about that.

:-)

[Dee]

its more my fault...but yeah...i was tempted to ask the author since he's a member of one of my groups but I didn't

[Liz]

I'm reading Stardust for this task.

[Kristina Simon]

Liz wrote: "I'm reading Stardust for this task."

Enjoy!

[Kristina Simon]

Allison wrote: "I'm going to read Ender's Shadow"

Happy reading!