We all enjoyed this month's book, the story of Mr. March who was the absent husband/father in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. Most of us thought Brooks did a good job weaving the story of Mr. March into the classic novel, but one of us thought she deviated a bit much and took too many liberties. Those of us that don't remember Little Women (or haven't read it) are now adding that to our list of books to read. We had an interesting discussion about the character Grace - March does not tell his wife about her and we could understand why he didn't. There would have been no point and he had nothing to confess. But we did think that March's early experience with Grace (when he was a young man) fueled his passion for helping slaves. We also discussed the March's relationship with John Brown - unlucky that their fortune was lost to him but lucky that they were not incriminated due to their acquaintance with him. We loved the part of the book told from Marmee's perspective. So interesting to hear her side of the story which was often so different from what he thought she was thinking. So true in relationships.
This month we indulged in some good-old burgers and fries at a delicious new restaurant called Smashburger. The french fries were amazing and even satisfied the cravings of the pregnant member of our group. We tried the fried carrots and asparagus which were surprisingly good (and helped us to feel a little less guilty, at least we had some veggies).
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