“There is life and there is book club.”

That’s how a friend sums up the connection that exists between woman who meet once a month to share their thoughts on literature and much, much more.

There is daily existence, with its constant press of family, friends, work and responsibilities, and there is that single evening of conviviality shared month after month, year after year by women who may not socialize at all in their day-to-day lives.

If it isn’t exactly a text-book definition of friendship that binds book club members, it’s something equally valuable and just as strong. (more…)