Women's Association
Book Club - The Light in the Woods
Happy Spring! Our May 23 selection is “The Only Woman in the Room” by Marie Benedict. This is a new book, so you may want to reserve it in your local library. The novel is based on the life of film actress Hedy Lamarr. She was an Austrian film star married to a munitions manufacturer in the 1930's, who frequently hosted parties for Nazi party officials. Lamarr leaves her husband and flees to Paris, London, and from there to Hollywood where she resumed her film star career. Here, she kept her heritage and marriage a secret, but the secrets that she knew about the enemy, she would try to share with her adopted country to try and fight the Nazis. Hedy Lamarr had a fascinating life. She was an inventor as well as an actress, holding a patent on a device that could be used to prevent jamming signals from our enemies aimed at US torpedoes.
July Selections to be considered –
The Woman in the Window, A.J. Finn – An Alfred Hitchcock type page-turner
The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Heather Morris – A true Holocaust survivors' story
Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine, Gail Honeyman – A wacky warm and uplifting story of a woman who's carefully planned life is suddenly turned upside down.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows - A historical fiction novel set in 1946 Guernsey, Channel Islands recently on Netflix.
Join us for a pleasant evening with the windows wide open on May 23 at 7:30 at 814 Chestnut Street, Roselle Park. Bring ideas for a future book and a small snack.
Hook, Needle, Etc.
The Hook N Needle ladies are looking for new crafters to join us on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 7:15 - 8:45. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, October .
Anyone with a crafty nature is invited to join us including, but not limited to, knitters, crocheters, bead/jewelry workers, quilters, cross stitchers, and those with an interest that would like to learn. These skills last a lifetime and are easily passed down from generation to generation.
You'd be surprised at the projects that our members are working on! From a zoo of animals to lap blankets and hats for the Lakota Indians in South Dakota, our fingers are whipping up a variety of items.
Our group has an abundance of wool scraps and would love to share the secret to peace of mind through needlework. New and old members and men or women are welcome.
