here and now - the rest will fall into place: September 2009

i decided this week to join a book club with a few of my former co-workers. bridget, now a teacher, is starting one up with a few friends and she invited kari, libby and me to join. the first book on the list is sarah's key. here's the synopsis i found on borders.com:

Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten year-old girl, is brutally arrested with her family by the French police in the Vel' d'Hiv' roundup, but not before she locks her younger brother in a cupboard in the family's apartment, thinking that she will be back within a few hours. Paris, May 2002: On Vel' d'Hiv's 60th anniversary, journalist Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article about this black day in France's past. Through her contemporary investigation, she stumbles onto a trail of long-hidden family secrets that connect her to Sarah. Julia finds herself compelled to retrace the girl's ordeal, from that terrible term in the Vel d'Hiv', to the camps, and beyond. As she probes into Sarah's past, she begins to question her own place in France, and to reevaluate her marriage and her life. Tatiana de Rosnay offers us a brilliantly subtle, compelling portrait of France under occupation and reveals the taboos and silence that surround this painful episode.

i started the book yesterday and was really starting to get into it this morning on may way in. the last book i read was barefoot by elin hilderbrand. The novel is an easy, summer, beach read so i'm ready for something more serious. i'll be sure to let you know how i like it as well as what the next book club choice is. potential already is chelsea handler's are you there, vodka? it's me, chelsea. i've stared at both her books debating whether to purchase or not so i'll be thrilled to finally read one. i've got my fingers crossed.