Women's Book Club: She's Not There February 10, 2009

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Hi. Some of The Girls is a group of women who enjoy life, conversations and going out. Every month, we'll have a Tuesday Book Club.

This month we'll be discussing "She's Not There" with Lorelei as the moderator. We will meet at 6:30 PM which will give us time to order dinner and get settled, the actual book discussion will begin at 7:00 PM. (The 1.3 rule is in effect for dinner, every $10 base amount you spend you must put in $13 to cover tax and tip.)

Please do not attend this discussion if you have not read the book.

Synopsis
The provocative bestseller She's Not There is the winning, utterly surprising story of a person changing genders. By turns hilarious and deeply moving, Jennifer Finney Boylan explores the territory that lies between men and women, examines changing friendships, and rejoices in the redeeming power of family. Told in Boylan's fresh voice, She's Not There is about a person bearing and finally revealing a complex secret. Through her clear eyes, She's Not There provides a new window on the confounding process of accepting our true selves.
Probably no book I've read in recent years has made me so question my basic assumptions about both the centrality and the permeability of gender, and made me recognize myself in a situation I've never known and have never faced . . . The universality of the astonishingly uncommon: that's the trick of She's Not There. And with laughs, too. What a good book.”Anna Quindlen, from the Introduction to the Book-of-the-Month-Club edition.

Here are the questions that will be discussed:
http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides3/shes_not_there1.asp

In case you are interested, here is her website:
http://jenniferboylan.net/books/books.html

Affiliated with http://www.readerscircle.org

Official Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/someofthegirls