Book Club Chat
Every couple of months we interview a different book club to find out what makes them tick. We have no new interview this month so here are highlights from one of last year's interviews with the Betty Averett of the Indianapolis based Cover Girls:
Hi Betty! Please tell us a bit about your book group?
Cover Girls was established in August of 2006 in Indianapolis, Indiana. An original group member, Linda, and I were discussing interesting books one day; I suggested she start a book club and help someone like myself learn to enhance my appreciation of wonderful books. She responded by stating that she would agree if I would ride along in the saddle with her. You see, my fine friend Linda is a wonderful, brilliant woman with a vast vocabulary and a treasure of books read - and some even written by her! Linda does sound wonderful!
I like to call her my Renaissance woman friend. Our dear friend Trish said she would also be delighted to help us launch; she belongs to another book club and is quite the voracious reader. I felt a kinship with, and a genuine affection for, these fine ladies and so we began our literary path together.
Who makes up your group?
Our age group is 50-60s, however, at one time we had a member as young as 30. We are all female: Linda (our second Linda), Trish, Penny, MaryLou, Lesia, Liz, and myself. Most of us are nurses...
How interesting!
Yes...however we recently found a non-nurse, or rather, a 35-year homicide detective to stretch us a bit beyond our boundaries.
I bet she brings a fascinating perspective to your discussions!
Oh yes. We also recently had a new nurse, MaryLou, join who has a wonderfully off-beat, delightful sense of humor and has been a breath of fresh air to us.
Is there something in particular that makes your group special to you?
I would describe our group's personality as very warm and laid back; we do not stand on formalities, but do respect each other's time and efforts. We welcome newcomers and strive to make them feel comfortable and at ease. We have all been through a lot together and therefore, I believe we think of our group as expanded friendships. We have had members experience deaths of loved ones, become first-time grandmothers (working on the second set of grand twins currently!), and deal with catastrophic illness.
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