Sept Book club in the Park - The Housemaid

This month we will read "The Housemaid" by Frieda McFadden and then get together to discuss in the park (our last time this year).
Date is subject to change; I will notify once it is finalized.
For those that can't make the earlier time due to work schedules, please feel free to come a little later as we will anyway chat/get food to start.

For those looking for an audio version it is available on hoopla (connect app to your Mid-Hudson or Westchester library card) and the Queens library if you prefer Libby (anyone in NY state can get a queens library card and you don't need to go to queens to get it).

Potluck: We will make this a potluck event - bring a dish to share (finger foods or if you prefer something else, please also bring plastic wear/plates etc.) Also plan on bringing a camp chair. Note if it’s raining, we can still meet and will gather under a large, covered area with open sides.

Event Fee: I have started collecting a suggested amount of $3 per person at each event. This helps offset the meetup fees charged to me as the organizer, now nearly $400 a year. Thanks to all who have donated in the past.

A reminder about RSVP'ing: Please be considerate to others and don't hold a spot if you are not sure about attending, as changing to a no last minute does not allow people on the waiting list enough time to read the book. I will give priority to regular members with a good attendance record.

*** The Housemaid - Frieda McFadden: 368 pages (Amazon Rating 4.5, Goodreads 4.3)
Over 2 Million Copies Sold and Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture Starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried!

Don't miss the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestseller and addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist that’s burning up Instagram and TikTok--Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid is perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Lisa Jewell, and Verity.

Every day I clean the Winchesters’ beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.

I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew’s handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it’s hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina’s life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.

I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out… and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late.

But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don’t know who I really am.

They don’t know what I’m capable of…

and turns until its last breathtaking page.

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