Natchez Book Club

 A leader will be Leigh Anderson. a book for September will be " The Language of Flowers",  the   debut novel   of American author   Vanessa Diffenbaugh .   The novel follows the fraught life of a Victoria Jones, who by the age of 18, had lived in 32   foster homes , and becomes a flower arranger. The novel was inspired by a flower dictionary, a type of Victorian-era book which defines what different types of flowers mean. Diffenbaugh also published a new non-fiction "A Victorian Flower Dictionary" to accompany the novel. From Wikipedia: Floriography  ( language of flowers ) is a means of  cryptological  communication through the use or arrangement of flowers. Meaning has been attributed to flowers for thousands of years, and some form of floriography has been practiced in traditional cultures throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa. Plants and flowers are used as  symbols  in the  Hebrew Bible , particularly of love and ...

Started 08/28/2023 1.Nancy's Suggestion: Brendan Slocomb "The Violin Conspiracy"  2. Rita's Suggestion: Abraham Verghese " The Convenant of Water" Barbara Kingsolver "Demon Copperhead" Lisa See    "The Island of Sea Women" Matha Molnar, Dana Marton "The Secret Life of Sunflowers:A gripping, inspiring novel based on the true story of Johanna Bonger, Vincent van Gogh's sister-in-law" 3. Shauna's Suggestion: Patricia Brady "Martha Washington: An American Life"

January :    Heather Terrell and Victoria Christopher "The Personal Librarian"  (Rita&Shauna)  February :   Bonnie Garmus "Lessons in Chemistry" (Mary) March :    Allison Pataki :The Magnificent life of Marjorie Post" (Debbie) April :     Amanda Skenandore "The Second Life of Mirielle West" (Karen) May:     Kate Morton "Homecoming" (Carol LeMay) June :    Jax Frey "The Gumbeaux Sistahs"    (Leigh&Jax) July :      Laura Spence-Ash "Beyond that, the sea" (Dianne) August :V.E. Schwab "The Invisible Life of Addie Larue" (Nancy) Septembe r :     Vanessa Diffenbaugh "The Language of Flowers" (Leigh)  October : November : December : Christmas Party!

 A Leader: Nancy McLemore A book for August will be  V.E. Schwab — The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue A Life No One Will Remember. A Story You Will Never Forget. France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world. But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name. About V.E. Schwab: from Wikipedia Victoria Elizabeth (V. E.) Schwab  (born July 7, 1987) is an American writer. She is known for the 2013 novel  Vicious , the  Shades of Magic  series, and  The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue , which was nominated for the 2020  Locus Award for Best Fanta...