May 21, 2020 ive been in a lot of book clubs, and i know its not always easy to get a conversation going on a book. One summer night, twelveyearold moth is pulled from her bed and sold as a servant to a finely dressed woman. Check out our first official chatelaine book club pick. These are the stories that will engage you, challenge your thinking and prompt interesting debate. Virgin river by robyn carr reading guidebook club discussion. As a young child, moths father smiled, tipped his hat and walked away from his wife and daughter forever, and moth has never stopped imagining that one day they may be reunited despite knowing in her heart what he chose over them. The muchanticipated followup to the birth house, the virgin cure secures ami mckays place as one of our most powerful storytellers. If youre ready to start a book club, heres 40 of the best book club questions, for fiction. Our book discussions last for 2 or 3 months each and are staggered so new book discussions are starting every month. Youll find all the information you need directly below. A dazzling triumph from the bestselling author of the virgin suicides, middlesex is the astonishing tale of a gene that passes down through three generations of a greekamerican family and flowers in the body of calliope stephanides.
Cant wait to debrief after listening to the latest episode of your favorite audio series. Shop and save on gifts for everyone on your list sections show more follow today setting up a book club for your children will no. If youre looking for other great parenting resources, subscribe to focus on the family magazine. The virgin of small plains nancy pickard, 2006 random house 368 pp. Please come share a book with others and enjoy the discussion. Successful book clubs select great books, have compelling discussions, and create community.
Books are chosen by the members for the year and are varied and interesting. Discuss the title of this novel and the different ways it relates to the story within its pages. While no one really loved the book, many of us liked it enough to consider reading ami. A new growing crop of podcast conversation clubs on and offline can connect you with other eager fans, book clubstyle. The virgin cure is the dickensianstyle story of moth, a 12year old girl living on manhattans ratridden chrystie street in 1874. Mixed feelings as we discussed the virgin cure at last nights book club. If youre looking for other great parenting resources, subscribe to focus. Sep 15, 2011 the reading guide for the birth house was such a huge success that weve posted one for the virgin cure as well.
Mckay, whose debut novel the birth house made headlines around the world, returns with a resonan. In part one pages 1116, we meet 12yearold moth, who finds herself out on the streets after her mother. The thirteenth tale by diane setterfield is a rich story about secrets, ghosts, winter, books and family. Mar 08, 2017 the maze runner is a young adult postapocalyptic science fiction novel that reminded me of by orson scott card. The virgin cure by ami mckay book club discussion questions. The reading guide for the birth house was such a huge success that weve posted one for the virgin cure as well. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named nella who sells welldisguised.
Editions of the virgin cure by ami mckay goodreads. The virgin cure book omaha public library bibliocommons. Successful groups select good books, have interesting discu. Thriving family book discussion questions focus on the. The questions, discussion topics, and additional resources that follow are intended to enhance your reading groups discussion of daughter of family g. Marys book club meets on the 3rd tuesday of every month in the atrium to discussed an agreedupon book read in the previous month. This tender, funny and heartbreaking debut novel is a soaring story of survival, friendship and sticking up for yourself. Mckay, whose debut novel the birth house made headlines around the world, returns with a resonant tale inspired by her own greatgreatgrandmother. Sadie fonda macintosh, who practiced street medicine in the. While no one really loved the book, many of us liked it enough to consider reading ami mckays highly successful debut novel, the birth house, and the third in the series, to be released at a later date.
This story is full of life, and the will of a young girl to find a better way in the world than the one she knows is so strong on every page. Winners are posted a week or so before the end of the month. I was satisfied that all loose ends were tied up though knowing that moths story continued in the witches of new york might have had something to do with this feeling. Spoiler alert the discussion questions focus on various characters, themes and plot points of the novel. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. How does the water cure fit into the conversation surrounding these titles and in the culture at large right now. The virgin cure is out now set in the tenements of lower manhattan in 1871, this is a tale told through the eyes of moth, an intelligent 12yearold girl.
Ami mckay a novel set in the tenements of lower manhattan in 1871. The maze runner is the first book in a trilogy, so it has a resolution to the main problem of the book, but there are still many problems left unresolved. Read the dreamlike dystopian novel along with buzzfeed communitys most avid readers. How does the water cure fit into the conversation surrounding these titles and in the culture at large right now 2. Embark on your own journey for answers with your book club. The virgin blue by tracy chevalier book club discussion. While discussing books is our passion we also have active forums for talking about poetry, short stories, writing and authors.
The virgin cure by ami mckay, part 3 ami mckay takes readers and heroine moth on a turbulent journey in part 3 of her new novel, the virgin cure page 231 to the end. Text publishes a number of perfect book club reads. And i am even more delighted that they have embraced the book clubreading group concept that i have been passionate about for. Reading guide for the virgin cure by ami mckay discussion guide for book clubs. The narrative perspective shifts throughout the novel. Read free excerpt of the virgin cure by ami mckay bookbrowse. Each book is read over the course of a month, typically with one or two checkins each week posted by a mod. Mckay supplements moths firstperson narrative with marginal notes and newspaper reports provided by a female doctor in fact, the authors greatgreatgrandmother about everything from the plight of vagrant children to the virgin cure, a ghastly belief that having sex with a virgin will cure a man of venereal disease.
Book club discussions are great conversations based on a common book that everyone has read. Reading guide from before my time penguin random house. Jun 26, 2011 the virgin cure strongly delineated characters and a vivid historical backdrop a reflective novel, which quietly conveys fierce indignation about the savagery with which the rich prey on the poor in a world ruled by money. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the virgin cure. Following in the footsteps of the birth house, her powerful debut novel, the virgin cure secures ami. The discussion questions and book club information will be emailed to you. As a member or leader of a book club, you are likely to be reading books on a wide variety o.
Heres how you can start a fun and engaging book club. The discussion questions posted below are for use by book clubs and individual readers alike. I am moth, a girl from the lowest part of chrystie street, born to a slumhouse mystic and the man who broke her heart. To help get the conversation flowing, download our book club notes for your next meeting. This decade was full of great reads and in this series of posts, i thought i would revisit. The virgin cure by ami mckay halifax public libraries. How to find your local book club in the uk, because sometimes you need to discuss that ending. The virgin cleansing myth also referred to as the virgin cure myth, virgin rape myth, or simply virgin myth is the belief that having sex with a virgin girl cures a man of hivaids or other sexually transmitted diseases. One way to include all members is to write questions on an index card for e. Born into the tenements, moths father smiled, tipped his hat and walked away from her forever. Use these book club discussion questions on the thirteenth tale to delve into diane setterfields magical world.
The virgin blue by tracy chevalier fiction, literary fiction. She grows up in a dirty hellhole of a place, first abandoned by her father if anyone ever really knew who he was and then betrayed by her mother, who sells moth to a welltodo lady who. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Are there any tips you would give a book club to better navigate their discussion of the virgin cure. The virgin cure did not leave me wanting more of the story, and i mean that in the best possible way. Anthropologist suzanne leclercmadlala says the myth is a potential factor in infant rape by hivpositive men in south africa. What character in this novel intrigues you the most, and why. I am delighted that john byrne and his team at the magazine have invited me to be the guest blogger this week. Elegantly subversive, the testament of mary examines the nature of truth and storytelling from the. Sarah fonda mackintosh, a pioneer in womens and childrens health care in. The maze runner by james dashner book club discussion. The virgin cure begins in the tenements of lower manhattan in the year 1871. Aug 12, 2011 the virgin of small plains by nancy pickard first published. This story is full of life, and the will of a young girl to find a better way in the world than the one she knows.
The first two things are easy to accomplish just read anything by. Download your bookmark get your summer reading calendar and thoughtprovoking questions to ponder during your literary journey on this exclusive oprahs book club bookmark. General book club questions for study and discussion. It was an unfortunate myth that put many innocent young ladies at risk for their own health and lives. The virgin cure is set during that period in history 1871 new york, where we are. Discuss the devastating myth of the virgin cure not only how it took hold in the new york of this novel, but how it continues today in parts of our world. With the endless supply of literature both online and in shops, it comes as no surprise that finding the perfect book can be a big challenge and thats one of the reasons why book clubs are so great. There has been a huge boom of feminist dystopian novels in the last few years.
Ive found that the best book club discussion questions are ones that are openended and that get people to share their personal opinions. So begins the virgin cure, a novel set in the tenements of lower manhattan in the year 1871. Mckay supplements moths firstperson narrative with marginal notes and newspaper reports provided by a female doctor in fact, the authors greatgreatgrandmother about everything from the plight of vagrant children to the virgin cure, a ghastly belief that having sex with a virgin will cure. Sadie fonda macintosh, who practiced street medicine in the slums. Reading groups for children and parents can bring families closer. In part one pages 1116, we meet 12yearold moth, who. Her new novel, the virgin cure, is inspired by the life and work of her greatgreatgrandmother, dr. Get the conversation rolling with discussion questions from each section of the book. The virgin cure was inspired by mckays greatgreat grandmother, dr. Openended questions help ignite discussions involving the whole group. Start a book club discussion and challenge your group to deepen their analysis of the reading material with this set of sample book club questions. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors.
Set on the streets of lower manhattan in 1871, the virgin cure is the story of moth, a girl abandoned by her father and raised by a mother telling fortunes to the citys desperate women. When a group of writers loses a member, a summer spent sorting through her things offers the perfect escape for the friends who loved and miss her. Groups annunciation of the blessed virgin mary parish. In the midst of a deadly blizzard, eighteenyearold rex shellenberger scours his fathers pasture, looking for helpless newborn calves.
Nov 01, 2012 there was a time when virgin women were considered the cure for a man who was afflicted with syphilis or the pox. Thriving family book discussion questions focus on the family. Discussion schedules are posted shortly thereafter. Mckay, whose debut novel the birth house made headlines around the world, returns with.
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