Sunday, September 16, 2012

Company of Liars by Karen Maitland



 
The Locale:   Diana's

Book’s Website: www.karenmaitland.com/books/company-of-liars

Author’s Website:   www.karenmaitland.com/

The Book: 1348 Plague has come to England. And the lies you tell will be the death of you. A scarred trader in holy relics. A conjuror. A musician and his apprentice. A one-armed story teller.  A young couple on the run. A midwife. And a rune-reading girl. A group of misfits band together to escape the plague. But in their midst lurks a curse darker and more malign than the pestilence they flee...(From the author's website)

The Book Discussion:  Overall, everyone enjoyed the book...at least those of us who had finished it.  A nice discussion of the plague, the middle ages, and of course, dirty, smelly people, including lack of teeth and still having the ability to eat the fat of a roasted pig.

Up for Vote: Tassy presented the following books.
  •  An Atlas of Impossible Longing by Anuradha Roy
  • The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
  • No One is Here Except All of Us by Ramona Ausubel
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery wins! Meeting at Tassy's on November 18th.

Up Next:  The Lost Girl by Sangu Mandanna @ Angela's on October 14th.

Next to Present: 
Kecia

Then:  
  • Yeline 
  • Holly 
  • Carmen
  • Susan S.
  • Brenda
  • Lori
  • Sarah
  • Susan H.
  • Diana