The Locale: Sarah's
The Strangers in the House
Georges Simenon
The Book: Dirty, drunk, unloved, and unloving, Hector Loursat has been a bitter recluse for eighteen long years--ever since his wife abandoned him and their newborn child to run off with another man. Once a successful lawyer, Loursat now guzzles burgundy and buries himself in books, taking little notice of his teenage daughter or the odd things going on in his vast and ever-more-dilapidated mansion. But one night the sound of a gunshot penetrates the padded walls of Loursat's study, and he is forced to investigate. What he stumbles on is a murder.
Soon Loursat discovers that his daughter and her friends have been leading a dangerous secret life. He finds himself strangely drawn to this group of young people, and when one of them is accused of the murder, he astonishes the world by taking up the young man's defense. In "The Strangers in the House," Georges Simenon, master chronicler of the dark side of the human heart, gives us a detective story that is also a tale of an improbable redemption.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15672.The_Strangers_in_the_House
Susan's Summary: We had a nice, intimate chat at Sarah's house. Thank you, Sarah! LOVED the yummy cream puffs your friend made.
It seemed that many members were missing, but that really wasn't the case. We're just such a small group now. I got to meet our new member, Brandy, and confirm what a small town is Tallahassee. I met Brandy before, at a work function. So--I already feel like I know her.
If memory serves, most of us liked the book, Strangers in the House, and the writing of the author, Georges Simenon, but felt the ending was a kind of a cop out--too quickly and neatly tied together. Did I, lover of nice tidy endings, just write that? I did!
The Vote: Tassy presented...
Up Next: BossyPants by Tina Fey @ Susan H's on August 24th.
- The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr WINS!!
- The Hundred Year House by Rebecca Makkai
Yep! Another WWII Nazi Novel is coming our way. Seems like we just can't get enough.
Next to Present: Yeline
Then:
- Brandy--our new member if she's ready.
- Carmen
- Susan S.
- Brenda
- Sarah
- Tassy
