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A Novel Bunch

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Greenville, SC, US

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Readers of the Upstate--UNITE! A Novel Bunch invites you to join us as we read a new book every month! Come to laugh, share stories and make new friends! We meet on the third Tuesday of every month. After the discussion we always dine at a nearby restaurant to continue getting to know each other. See you there!
The fee is $3.50 each month you attend.

Upcoming events

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$3.50
June Discussion - First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Tue, Jun 16 · 7:00 PM EDT
Greenville County Library System | Hughes Main Library, 25 Heritage Green Pl, Greenville, SC, US
About the book:

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

Evie Porter has everything a nice Southern girl could want: a doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence, a tight group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn’t exist.

The identity comes first: Evie Porter. Once she’s given a name and location by her mysterious boss, Mr. Smith, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it. Then the mark: Ryan Sumner. The last piece of the puzzle is the job.

Evie isn’t privy to Mr. Smith’s real identity, but she knows this job isn’t like the others. Ryan has gotten under her skin, and she’s starting to envision a different sort of life for herself. But Evie can’t make any mistakes—especially after what happened last time.

Evie Porter must stay one step ahead of her past while making sure there’s still a future in front of her. The stakes couldn’t be higher—but then, Evie has always liked a challenge. . . .

Fee
A $3.50 fee is required to assist the organizer with costs related to A Novel Bunch.

Nourishment
We always go to a restaurant to dine after the discussion so plan to join us for this. We will eat at Chicora Alley.
5 attendees
$3.50
July Discussion - The Mapmaker's Daughter by Clare Marchant
Tue, Jul 21 · 7:00 PM EDT
Greenville County Library System | Hughes Main Library, 25 Heritage Green Pl, Greenville, SC, US
About the book:

The Mapmaker's Daughter by Clare Marchant

Can a map from the past reveal the path to the future?

A rediscovered map…

Present day: After a tragic event froze her life seven years ago, Robyn is now focused on helping her father’s map shop as she struggles to heal. But when she discovers an exquisite map from the Tudor period, mysteriously ringed with a splatter of blood and whose creator is unknown, Robyn finds herself caught in a centuries-old mystery. One that will send her halfway across the world to London and then Amsterdam in search of the truth. A truth that could hold the key to changing her life forever.

A lady cartographer…
1569: After being forced to flee her home, Frieda is determined to start over in London, England and keep her family safe by continuing the family trade of map drawing. Through her rare and skilled work, she catches the eye of the royal monarch Queen Elizabeth I who demands her and her sea captain husband’s help with the Crown’s battle against the Spanish King Philip. And so Freida embarks on a dangerous quest, one that will lead her to discover, the ultimate danger can happen even across the seas…

Two women, centuries apart. Can one mysterious treasure bring them together?

Fee
A $3.50 fee is required to assist the organizer with costs related to A Novel Bunch.

Nourishment
We always go to a restaurant to dine after the discussion so plan to join us for this. We will eat at ?.
1 attendee
$3.50
August Discussion - The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Tue, Aug 18 · 7:00 PM EDT
Greenville County Library System | Hughes Main Library, 25 Heritage Green Pl, Greenville, SC, US
About the book:

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery virtually his entire fortune. The catch? Avery has no idea why -- or even who Tobias Hawthorne is.

To receive her inheritance, Avery must move into sprawling, secret passage-filled Hawthorne House, where every room bears the old man's touch -- and his love of puzzles, riddles, and codes. Unfortunately for Avery, Hawthorne House is also occupied by the family that Tobias Hawthorne just dispossessed. This includes the four Hawthorne grandsons: dangerous, magnetic, brilliant boys who grew up with every expectation that one day, they would inherit billions. Heir apparent Grayson Hawthorne is convinced that Avery must be a conwoman, and he's determined to take her down. His brother, Jameson, views her as their grandfather's last hurrah: a twisted riddle, a puzzle to be solved. Caught in a world of wealth and privilege, with danger around every turn, Avery will have to play the game herself just to survive.

Nominations

We have chosen books through the month of August, and it is once again time to nominate. We’ll vote at February's book club discussion for the next Six months of books.

For the new folk in the group, here’s how things work. Members nominate a book by including the title, author, and brief synopsis of the book. Please include your name so we know who nominated what books. I compile the nominations, bring ballots, and those who attend the discussion are invited to vote. For this next vote, we’ll be deciding what to read in September, October, November, December, January, and February

You can nominate whatever novel suits you. It can be something you’ve read or something new. All are invited to nominate. Please try to limit your nominations to 3 books per person.

Google Doc to Nominate:

Previous Books We have Read:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JIo5YrMU4gphL1KjvxkYTsMnLTiLIGmm/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112294773409607055581&rtpof=true&sd=true

Fee
A $3.50 fee is required to assist the organizer with costs related to A Novel Bunch.

Nourishment
We always go to a restaurant to dine after the discussion so plan to join us for this. We will eat at ?.
1 attendee

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