August's Winning Book! 📚Online discussion of A Betting Woman!🃏

The votes are in and I bet 😉🤓you can't wait to join us for our online discussion! That's right! Ya'll chose A Betting Woman by Jenni L. Walsh as our Member Choice pick for August. Join us for our online discussion as always on the last Monday of the month at 7pm.

Born Simone Jules, reinvented as Eleanor Dumont, and largely remembered as Madame Moustache, “A Betting Woman” is a historical novel inspired by the tumultuous life, times, and loves of America's first professional croupier of modern-day blackjack, bringing to life an intrepid and entrepreneurial real-life woman who lived on her own terms

‼️Stay tuned for the paired in-person adventure! It's definitely in the cards...😉

Zoom link will be posted on the day of the event.

🎉Want more ideas for bookish fun? Join the Novel Tourist online community:

📸Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/thenoveltourist/
🌟Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNovelTourist
🧩Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/676589017607990

---------------------------------------------------
📚🔖NOVEL: A Betting Woman by Jenni L. Walsh
Genre: Historical Fiction

"A rollicking ride of a story.” — New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis

When her whole family dies in a fire, young Simone flees her grief and travels west to reinvent herself in burgeoning San Francisco. Down to her last dollar and facing some unsavory options, Simone quick-wits her way to a gambling table where she begins to deal vingt-et-un—modern-day blackjack. Word travels fast among of this French-speaking, card-playing novelty, and she begins to build a new life for herself.

A gripping and endearing tale, A Betting Woman brings to life an intrepid and entrepreneurial female who lived on her own terms... a Molly's Game for lovers of the American West. Fans of Thelma Adams, Therese Anne Fowler, and Marie Benedict will root for the quick-witted, charming, and self-sufficient Eleanor as she paves her way in a man’s world and into the pages of history.

Happy Reading!
Audrey and Diane

❓Event Review Guidance:
Meetup reviews are now public. Did you love the event? Tell the world with a 5-star rating AND a comment!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I love putting together fun literary adventures and your comments feed my soul. But, if you didn't like something, please don’t submit a negative review — instead, message me (Diane) directly with your suggestions so we can improve the club together! Also, please remember, you’re reviewing the club experience, not the location. So, for instance, if we go to a play and you didn’t like it, don’t give the Meetup event a negative, it’s not my fault the play stunk. I can’t change what I can’t control.

--------------------------------------------------------

------------------The below is silly babble just for the algorithm - no need for book club members to read this!-------------------------------
Reading books everywhere including in Cecil County and neighborhoods is such a fun way to make new friends and be social with passions with book loving book club members who like to read and explore urban areas and try new activities and hobbies such as hiking, reading, craft, hobbies, museums and more! It's especially fun for a book club to go on outdoor and indoor adventures with all the book club friends who like to explore and try new hobbies and discuss books and be always social