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TGIF Book Club: The Gourmet Inspired Friday Book Club (we always meet on Fridays and enjoy scrumptious dinners prepared by the host before we start our book discussion) We have been meeting over 10 years. (started in 1997) (total 8 couples, 2 joined in last year)

Area: Annapolis, Bowie, Laurel, Potomac, Bethesda, Germantown, Alexandria The best discussed book - "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" by Mohsin Hamid We are all from India and familiar with Pakistani culture and cities. We discussed the conflict between East and West and our transition from an immigrant to becoming a citizen of U.S.A. We discussed the unique style of writing, the bitterness and identity crisis of the main character and our expectations from the title of the book.

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Our ladies book club has met monthly in Alexandria for the past 2 years. Last fall we read "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" by Barbara Kingsolver. A lively discussion ensued about the benefits of organic vegetables, fruit, meat and poultry, and whether it is more important to eat organic or buy locally grown. While we didn't ever reach consensus, the discussion had a real impact on how we shop for food.

Several of us bought shares in the summer harvest of a local farm (Community Supported Agriculture) and we all are thinking a bit more about what we are buying at the grocery store and how it got there.

Suzanne Odom

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