Discussion led by Kathryn Bishop
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May
Book of the Month 
Date: Thurs. May 7th, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM Price: €12,00 per meeting or block of 5 for €50,00 includes discussion and a coffee or tea. What's Next in 2026
May 7th -The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston June 11th - Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh July 2nd - Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman August - Summer Break September 10th - The Names by Florence Knapp October 1st - The Portrait of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde November 5th - Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë December 3rd - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo |
The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife
by Anna Johnston A zany case of mistaken identity allows a lonely old man one last chance to be part of a family in this warm, life-affirming debut novel. Frederick Fife was born with an extra helping of kindness in his heart. If he borrowed your car, he'd return it washed with a full tank of gas. The problem is, at age eighty-two, there's nobody left in Fred's life to borrow from, and he's broke and on the brink of eviction, but Fred's luck changes when he's mistaken for Bernard Greer, a missing resident at the local nursing home, and takes his place. Now Fred has warm meals in his belly and a roof over his head--as long as his look-alike Bernard never turns up. Denise Simms is stuck breathing the same disappointing air again and again. A middle-aged mom and caregiver at Bernard's facility, her crumbling marriage and daughter's health concerns are suffocating her joy for life. Wounded by her two-faced husband, she vows never to let a man betray her again. As Fred walks in Bernard's shoes and learns about his past, Denise uncovers clues that threaten to reveal his identity. Will she expose the truth before Fred can return a broken life to mint condition? Bittersweet and remarkably perceptive, The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife is a hilarious, feel-good, clever novel about forgiveness, redemption, second chances and finding family. Books We've Read in 2026
January – Winter Break February - The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz March - Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party by Edward Dolnick April -Mrs. England by Stacey Hall Books We Read in 2025 January – Winter Break February - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer March - The Maid by Nita Prose April - The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim May – James by Percival Everett June - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows July - 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff August – Summer Break September - The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict October - The Ghosts of Beatrice Bird by Louisa Morgan November - Crimson Snow by Martin Edwards December - Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie Books We Read in 2024 January - Winter Break February - Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia March - All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater April - Mad Woman's Ball by Victoria Mas May - Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote June - Circe by Madeline Miller July 4th - In Five Years by Rebecca Serle. August - Summer Break September -Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James MC Bride. October - The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill November - Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia. December - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Books We Read in 2023 January - Winter Break February - People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks March - The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa April - The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict May - The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page June - The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak July - The Scapegoat by Daphne Du Maurier August - Summer Break September - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle October - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie November - The Glovemaker by Ann Weisgarber December - Charlotte's Web by E.B. White Books We Read in 2022 January - Winter Break February - Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson March - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig April - Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy May - Mitz: The Marmoset of Bloomsbury by Sigrid Nunez June – The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave July – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie August - Summer Break September – Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro October - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke November - Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan December – Midwinter Murder by Agatha Christie Books We Read in 2021
January - Winter Break February - Hintersee by Gregory Maguire March - Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne April - The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs May - The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo June - Anxious People by Fredrik Backman August - Summer Break October - The Thing Around Your Neck by C.N. Adichie October - The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton November - The Guest List by Lucy Foley December - Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva |