Journal Entry 1 by indygo88 from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Saturday, September 04, 2010

"Five women, one passion, and the unbreakable bond of friendship

When five young mothers–Frankie, Linda, Kath, Ally, and Brett–first meet in a neighborhood park in the late 1960s, their conversations center on marriage, raising children, and a shared love of books. Then one evening, as they gather to watch the Miss America Pageant, Linda admits that she aspires to write a novel herself, and the Wednesday Sisters Writing Society is born. The five women slowly, and often reluctantly, start filling journals, sliding pages into typewriters, and sharing their work. In the process, they explore the changing world around them: the Vietnam War, the race to the moon, and a women’s movement that challenges everything they believe about themselves. At the same time, the friends carry one another through more personal changes–ones brought about by infidelity, longing, illness, failure, and success. With one another’s support and encouragement, the Wednesday Sisters begin to embrace who they are and what they hope to become, welcoming readers to experience, along with them, the power of dreaming big."

Acquired this through PaperBackSwap. We're reading it for next month's book club! 

Journal Entry 2 by indygo88 at Lafayette, Indiana USA on Saturday, September 18, 2010

Besides having just an appealing cover, this was a good read. It reminded me somewhat of Patricia Gaffney's "The Saving Graces", although this one had the added bonus of being about a group of women who befriend each other as a sort of writing group, and it's hard not to enjoy a book about writing/reading. But my favorite aspect of this book was its setting -- Palo Alto, CA in the late 60's/early 70's. I'm just a sucker for that time period, and this book seemed to capture it so well. I found myself wanting to be a part of that group so that I could experience all that these women experienced during that era. Overall, I don't feel that the plotline was anything exceptionally unique, but it was just such a feel-good type of book for me that I found myself hating to see it end. 

Journal Entry 3 by indygo88 at Lafayette, Indiana USA on Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Released 1 yr ago (10/14/2010 UTC) at Lafayette, Indiana USA

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Sending off to PBS member. Enjoy! :')

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Journal Entry 4 by AnonymousFinder at Millbrae, California USA on Friday, January 14, 2011

Just started reading it today. So far, so good! 

Journal Entry 5 by AnonymousFinder at San Francisco, California USA on Friday, March 04, 2011

I did enjoy her description of how the friendship developed between this diverse group of women. I thought the part about the empty house was unnecessary and added nothing to the plot. It also really bothered me that she chose to have Kath stay in a loveless marriage at a time when there were other options for her.