Going Down South by Bonnie J. Glover

Summary: From the author of The Middle Sister comes a heartwarming tale of second chances and the unparalleled love between mothers and daughters.

When fifteen-year-old Olivia Jean finds herself in the “family way,” her mother, Daisy, who has never been very maternal, springs into action. Daisy decides that Olivia Jean can’t stay in New York and whisks her away to her grandmother’s farm in Alabama to have the baby–even though Daisy and her mother, Birdie, have been estranged for years. When they arrive, Birdie lays down the law: Sure, her granddaughter can stay, but Daisy will have to stay as well. Though Daisy is furious, she has no choice.

Now, under one little roof in the 1960s Deep South, three generations of spirited, proud women are forced to live together. One by one, they begin to lose their inhibitions and share their secrets. And as long-guarded truths emerge, a baby is born–a child with the power to turn these virtual strangers into a real, honest-to-goodness family. -- Ballantine

Check out Booking Mama's review of this lovely tale, Going Down South! You can then check out Dawn's review at She is too fond of books.

Published: July, 2008
Pages: 272
Author's website: BonnieGlover.com
Reader's guide: Random House

The Professor's Wives Club by Joanne Rendell

"THE PROFESSORS' WIVES' CLUB would make a great book for a lot of book clubs, especially if yours is like mine and enjoys women's fiction... I found THE PROFESSORS' WIVES' CLUB to be a fun, light read; and I recommend it to those readers who enjoy books about women and relationships. "

The above is a direct quote from Julie on Booking Mama. She read The Professors' Wives' Club by Joanne Rendell and enjoyed it.

Product Description:
A debut novel about the intertwining lives of college faculty wives.

Nestled among Manhattan University’s faculty housing, there is a garden where four women will meet—each with a scandalous secret that could upset their lives, destroy their families, and rock the prestigious university to its very core.

With its maple trees, iron gate, and fence laced with honeysuckle, Manhattan U’s garden offers faculty wives Mary, Sofia, Ashleigh, and Hannah much needed refuge from their problems. But as Mary’s husband, the power-hungry dean, plans to demolish their beloved garden, these four women will discover a surprising secret about a lost Edgar Allan Poe manuscript—and realize they must find the courage to stand up for their passions, dreams, and desires.

Published: September, 2008
Pages: 352
Series: None
Author's website: JoanneRendell.com
Reader's guide: Questions for bookclubs

An additional review can be found at Redlady's Reading Room.

Friend or Frenemy by Andrea Lavinthal and Jessica Rozler

Interesting non-fiction. We all have friends. We all have folks who we think of friends that are really not our friends - they drag us down and keep us from being the best we can be. These folks are frenemies.

Friend or Frenemy by Andrea Lavinthal and Jessica Rozler would be a good discussion in a book club. Will people actually admit to having a frenemy? Or being one?

See Book Club Girl's take on the book in relation to the women's gymnastic team at the Olympics!



Published: August, 2008
Pages: 256
Author's website:

The Reading Group by Elizabeth Noble

Just the nature of The Reading Group, a group of women in a book club, lend it to a good discussion. There are many strong characters and it's interesting to see who you might identify with.

Click here for my review.

Published: November, 2003
Pages: 480
Series: None
Author's website: ElizabethNoblebooks.com