Hi ladies,

Our next meetup will be dinner at The Edison on Wednesday, February 15 at 7:30pm. The book we will be discussing is When She Woke by Hillary Jordan.

Book Description:

Hannah Payne's life has been devoted to church and family. But after she's convicted of murder, she awakens in a new body to a nightmarish new life. She finds herself lying on a table in a bare room, covered only by a paper gown, with cameras broadcasting her every move to millions at home, for whom observing new Chromes--criminals whose skin color has been genetically altered to match the class of their crime--is a sinister form of entertainment. Hannah is a Red for the crime of murder. The victim, says the State of Texas, was her unborn child, and Hannah is determined to protect the identity of the father, a public figure with whom she shared a fierce and forbidden love.

A powerful reimagining of The Scarlet Letter, When She Woke is a timely fable about a stigmatized woman struggling to navigate an America of the not-too-distant future, where the line between church and state has been eradicated, and convicted felons are no longer imprisoned and rehabilitated but chromed and released back into the population to survive as best they can. In seeking a path to safety in an alien and hostile world, Hannah unknowingly embarks on a journey of self-discovery that forces her to question the values she once held true and the righteousness of a country that politicizes faith and love.

Available for purchase on Amazon.

Address Info:

108 W. 2nd St. #101. Los Angeles, CA 90012

http://www.edisondowntown.com/

NOTE: There is a $25 food and beverage minimum per person, so please take a look at the menu and make sure you will be able to meet that. There is also a dress code that does not allow jeans, sneakers or sandals.

*Lastly, some restaurants only allow 3 or 4 credit cards per check, so please bring cash with you.

Parking:

There are two nearby parking garages off of Spring St. There is also valet parking for $8.

Some guidelines:

Please do not RSVP if you're not sure you will be able to attend. Without any notice, I will remove people from the group who flake out at the last minute or are no-shows to events they RVSPed 'yes' to.