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)
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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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