The next book we will read is The Cape Doctor by E. J. Levy. We will meet on March 14, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the Fishing Creek Farm Clubhouse.

Goodreads describes “The Cape Doctor” as an “enthralling novel, inspired by the life of Dr. James Miranda Barry that brings this captivating character vividly alive.”

A “gorgeous, thoughtful, heartbreaking” historical novel, The Cape Doctor is the story of one man’s journey from penniless Irish girl to one of most celebrated and accomplished figures of his time (Lauren Fox, New York Times bestselling author of Send for Me).

“Beginning in Cork, Ireland, the novel recounts Jonathan Mirandus Perry’s journey from daughter to son in order to enter medical school and provide for family, but Perry soon embraced the new-found freedom of living life as a man. From brilliant medical student in Edinburgh and London to eligible bachelor and quick-tempered physician in Cape Town, Dr. Perry thrived. When he befriended the aristocratic Cape Governor, the doctor rose to the pinnacle of society, before the two were publicly accused of a homosexual affair that scandalized the colonies and nearly cost them their lives.”

For the April meeting, we will read Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. We will read and discuss Deacon King Kong by James McBride for the May meeting.

The members plan to read at least one Ernest Hemingway novel. We welcome suggestions for which of Hemingway’s books the members would like to discuss.

All the best for continued good reading,

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