When & Where does the Group meet?

Women's Book Study meets every Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:00 PM @ the Library at Church of the Good Shepherd.

Who participates?

Women's Book Study is open to all women; some are retired, some come on their lunch break, and some come when they can. 

It provides a wonderful mid-week break from the normal routine.  Plus it provides an opportunity to meet with old & new friends.

What do we do? 

After we gather and share, we openly discuss as a group.  Our faith, our lives, our experiences, our feelings, our questions, our concerns are explored as we grow spiritually through reading, discussing and sharing. 

We spend 3-4 weeks (usually) on a book.

Among books we’ve read & discussed are:

• "The Name of the Rose" by Umberto Eco
• "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
• “Pope Joan” by Donna Woolfolk Cross
• “The Postmistress” by Sarah Blake
• “Tattoos on the Heart” by Fr. Gregory Boyle
• “The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein
• “A Lesson in Secrets: A Maisie Dobbs novel” by Jacqueline Winespear
• “The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party” by Alexander McCall Smith
• “Cutting for Stone” by Abraham Verghese
• “Major Petegrew’s Last Stand” by Helen Simonson
• “The Necklace” by Cheryl Jarvis
• “The Bible Salesman” by Clyde Edgerton
• “East of Eden” by John Steinbeck
• “Cliff Falls” by C.B. Shiepe
• “The Forgotten Garden” by Kate Morton
• “The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” by Jamie Ford
• “The Handmaid and the Carpenter” by Elizabeth Berg
• “The Paris Wife” by Paula McLain
• "I Still Dream About You" by Fannie Flagg
• "Mr. Ives' Christmas" by Oscar Hijuelos
• "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown
• "Peony in Love" by Lisa See
• "La's Orchestra Saves the World" by Alexander McCall Smith
• "Among the Mad" by Jacquiline Winspear
• "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
• "A Reliable Wife" by Robert Goolrick
• "The Haj" by Leon Uris

Come & join the group!  For more information, CONTACT Karen Whitehill (626) 445-0022.