Margaret Ryan never really \;meant&nbs p\;to start a book club . . . or a feminist revolution in her buttoned-up suburb.
\nBy 1960s standards\, Margaret Ryan is living the American woman's dream. She has a husband\, three children\, a station wagon\, and a home in Concordia--one of Northern Virginia's most exclusive and picture sque suburbs. She has a standing invitation to the neighborhood coffee kla tch\, and now\, thanks to her husband\, a new subscription to \;A Woma n's Place--a magazine that tells housewives like Margaret exactly who to b e and what to buy. On paper\, she has it all. So why doesn't that feel lik e enough?
\nMargaret is thrown for a loop when she first meets Charl otte Gustafson\, Concordia's newest and most intriguing resident. As an ex cuse to be in the mysterious Charlotte's orbit\, Margaret concocts a book club get-together and invites two other neighborhood women--Bitsy and Viv- -to the inaugural meeting. As the women share secrets\, cocktails\, and th eir honest reactions to the controversial bestseller \;The Feminine My stique\, they begin to discover that the American dream they'd been sold i sn't all roses and sunshine--and that their secret longing for more is som ething they share. Nicknaming themselves the Bettys\, after Betty Friedan\ , these four friends have no idea their impromptu club and the books they read together will become the glue that helps them hold fast through tears \, triumphs\, angst\, and arguments--and what will prove to be the most co nsequential and freeing year of their lives.
\nThe Book Club for Troublesome Women \;is a humorous\, thought-provoking\, and nost algic romp through one pivotal and tumultuous American year--as well as an ode to self-discovery\, persistence\, and the power of sisterhood.
\n< p>\nMarie Bostwick is a New Y ork Times \;and \;USA Today \;bestselling author of nineteen uplifting works of historical and contemporary fiction\, her books \;are beloved by readers across the globe. Drawing on her lifelo ng love of quilting and her unshakable belief in the power of sisterhood\, Marie&rsquo\;s popular \;Cobbled Court Quilt series \;has been em braced by quilters and non-sewers alike. Her \;standalone books \; have also found a passionate following among lovers of women&rsquo\;s fict ion. Marie&rsquo\;s novel\, The Second Sister was adapted into th e 2018 Hallmark Hall of Fame feature film Christmas Everlasting\, starring Patti LaBelle. Marie&rsquo\;s novel\, \;Hope on the Insi de\, was published in March 2019 and was chosen as a \;Reader &rsquo\;s Digest "Select Editions" book. Marie lives in Washington st ate with her husband and a beautiful but moderately spoiled Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
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Moderating the talk will be Jessica Handler\, the acclaimed author of award-winning novels and celebrated nonfiction\, with features on NPR\, in Tin House\, Electric Literature\, The Bitter Southerner\, The Washington Post\, and elsewhere.
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Books will be available f or sale and signing.
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