Bailey's/Orange Women's Fiction Group discussion

The March book will be The Personal History of Rachel DuPree by Ann Weisgarber.

Here is a link to the author's website:
http://annweisgarber.com/the-personal...

The photographs are worth looking at.
The author explaining how she came to write the book is interesting too, although I am surprised she did not already know that several of the settler families were African-American. (I did and I am from the UK, although I have forgotten how and when I found that out.)
I have not looked through all of the information to check there are no spoilers, so read it with caution.

This is one I haven't been able to track down locally - in libraries, new or secondhand bookshops. And I didn't get to the Book Depository or Amazon in time. So I don't think I can join the discussion this time around. But I do look forward to everyone's thoughts.

I was lucky, the library has a copy. There is just one and it has been out on loan since the vote, but I have a reservation on it and will be able to read it eventually.

There's one last option that I'll try. I haven't given up yet, Michelle!

I don't think it matters if the books are tricky to track down in other countries. It's great that we're working through the bookshelves. As one woman who runs one of my favourite secondhand bookshops commented, if they don't get the award they're not published as widely (regardless of how deserving they might be).

And that's what I enjoy about this group - it's not just the award winners, it's the shortlisted too. The woman in the bookshop thought this reading group was an excellent idea and she expressed her respect for the Orange/Bailey Award.

I'm on hold at the library for this one as well, so hopefully I'll get it before the end of the month.

I really enjoyed this book. It dealt with so many issues and so much history and yet, oddly, I found it a quiet book. There were perils and dangers, heartbreak and triumphs, but nothing was trumpeted. I would l love to see a screen adaptation, especially if Viola Davis was involved!!

I have read the book now.
I agree with Ruthie and Michelle that it is a quiet book. I had a sense of the 'history' taking place elsewhere.

I don't have a list of questions yet, I need to think about the book for a while, but there are some discussion questions on
http://annweisgarber.com/book-clubs/d...

I will try to catch you up! I'm not going as quickly as usual but I'll still try!

I'm about a third of the way through this book. I'm quite enjoying it so far.

The author does a great job of evoking Rachel's misery in the Bad Lands.