NNO Book Club: The Once and Future Witches

This will be sort of an odd month. Yes, it’s spooky season and we are reading something on that theme. However:

Please NOTE this is a Sunday, not our usual Saturday. The “35+ On The Town” meetup group is volunteering with Feeding Tampa Bay and, unfortunately, the only workable timeslot was during our usual book club.

Also – there will be NO NOVEMBER BOOK CLUB. Busy month for me and I just can’t figure out how to make it work.

Anyway – enough housekeeping – this month we are reading “The Once and Future Witches” by Alix E. Harrow.

***Book summary from Goodreads***
In 1893, there's no such thing as witches. There used to be, in the wild, dark days before the burnings began, but now witching is nothing but tidy charms and nursery rhymes. If the modern woman wants any measure of power, she must find it at the ballot box.

But when the Eastwood sisters--James Juniper, Agnes Amaranth, and Beatrice Belladonna--join the suffragists of New Salem, they begin to pursue the forgotten words and ways that might turn the women's movement into the witch's movement. Stalked by shadows and sickness, hunted by forces who will not suffer a witch to vote-and perhaps not even to live-the sisters will need to delve into the oldest magics, draw new alliances, and heal the bond between them if they want to survive.

There's no such thing as witches. But there will be.

***This month's restaurant selection***
We are returning to Clear Sky Draught Haus. They have a little of everything and have options for just about every dietary need. Best of all – everything on their menu is really good! You can check it out here: https://clearskyclubhaus.com/menu-2/.

***Not sure about book club or never been to one before? ***
Read the book (or some of the book). Come to the Meetup. Eat yummy food and chat with folks about what you thought about the book. REPEAT!

***Not sure where to get the book? ***
All books we select have a decent number of copies (at least 3-4 across all formats) at both the Hillsborough and Pinellas County Library. And, of course, you can always buy a copy.

***Didn’t finish/hated this book?***
Come to the Meetup anyway! If you didn't finish - just be aware, there will be spoilers. If you hated it, come and rant! In my experience, the books that generate the best conversations and the books we really love are rarely the same books.