Saturday's Meeting

All went well at our book club meeeting this week. No drama....I guess there was enough at the last meeting. Everyone was on their best behavior and seemed to have come ready to enjoy and participate. There was plenty to eat, and the girls seemed pleased with the wine selections. I was glad that everyone seemed pleased with the reading selection (The Help), and  had something to contribute to the discussion.


Everyone agreed that they would recommend the book to others, as it was well written with character's and a story line one could connect with on an emotional, sociological and historical level. For us, all being Latina, the book did bring to mind  Latina women who even now housekeep and care for the children of other women and  continue to experience degrading and unfair working conditions.


One member recalled how her boss had been outraged that the housekeeper who she had let go ( she didn't like her ungrateful attitude) called the house to speak with the children to see how they were. This same women  had decided to reduce the wages of her current housekeeper as the housekeeper would no longer have to drive the children to school but yet,  asked the housekeeper to do additional chores around the house with the extra time. Another member suggested that someone give her a copy of The Help. I reminded them there would be no guarantee she would connect her behavior with anything she would read in the book. Miss Leefolt sure didn't when she read what had been written about her. The girls agreed.


We all had a good laugh though when the chocolate cream cupcakes were distributed. I can only hope the person who brought them didn't have any hard feeling against anyone there! You would have to read the book to understand.