Reading List for PC Book Club

The Palm Cove Book Club was formed in 2004 by a small group of neighborhood women. We met once a month, in the homes of our members who volunteered to host and/or moderate the book that had been selected for discussion. Over the years, the club has grown and includes more than 40 members.

Below is a complete list of books, Moderator and Hostess for each book that we have read to date.

For your convenience, I have included a Goodreads link which leads to a description and reviews of each book.

Many thanks to Diane Heggerick for compiling this list and managing our book club since time began.

Your comments are helpful to members of our club who may not have been with us since 2004, and may wish to read from our archives. Please feel free to share your likes and dislikes, along with why for any or all books on our reading list.

2004

MARCH Life of Pi, Yann Martel Hostess & Moderator: Margaret Fullerton
APRIL The Amateur Marriage, Anne Tyler Hostess: Margaret Fullerton
MAY The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown Hostess & Moderator: Donna Alexander
JUNE Sea Glass, Anita Shreve Hostess: Jean Denny
JULY The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd Hostess: Sharon Ross-Peckerman
AUGUST The Lady and the Unicorn, Tracy Chevalier Hostess: Margaret Fullerton

No meeting September 04 due to Hurricane Frances

OCTOBER Peace Like a River, Leif Enger Hostess: Anne Stair
NOVEMBER Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Mafizi Hostess: Anne Smith; Moderator: Margaret Fullerton
DECEMBER The Red Tent, Anita Diamant Hostess & Moderator: Margaret Fullerton

2005

JANUARY Tourist Season, Carl Hiaasen Hostess: Jean Denny
FEBRUARY Discussion of Romantic Favorites Hostess: RaeLee McLeran
MARCH A Land Remembered, Patrick Smith Hostess: Diane Heggerick
APRIL The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini Hostess: Lucille Solazzi
MAY The Mermaid Chair, Sue Monk Kidd Hostess: Carol Allen
JUNE The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith Hostess: Rita Prevete; Moderator: RaeLee McLeran
JULY Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides Hostess: Donna Alexander
AUGUST No meeting
SEPTEMBER Empire Falls, Richard Russo Hostess: Joni Tuttle
OCTOBER Prodigal Summer, Barbara Kingsolver Hostess: Joyce Cox
NOVEMBER Shadow Divers, Robert Kurson Hostess: Anne Stair
DECEMBER No meeting

2006

JANUARY The Historian, Elizabeth Kostova Hostess: Maureen Lunder; Moderator: Rita Prevete
FEBRUARY No meeting due to Progressive Dinner
MARCH Teacher Man, Frank McCourt Hostess: Margaret Fullerton
APRIL Nightfall, Nelson DeMille Hostess: Joni Tuttle
MAY Vanishing Act, Jodi Piccoult Hostess: Phyllis Keiser
JUNE Daughter of Fortune, Isabel Allende Hostess: Jean Denny
JULY The Space Between Us, Thrity Umrigar Hostess: Carol Allen
AUGUST Alice’s Tulips, Sandra Dallas Hostess: Maureen Lunder
SEPTEMBER Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See Hostess: Anne Smith
OCTOER State of Fear, Michael Crichton Hostess: Anne Stair
NOVEMBER Sweetwater Creek, Anne Rivers Siddon Hostesses: RaeLee McLeran/Phyllis Keiser
DECEMBER No meeting

2007

JANUARY To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee Hostess: Rita Prevete; Moderators: Phyllis Kaiser & Margaret Fullerton
FEBRUARY The Birth of Venus, Sarah Dunant Hostess: Jean Denny
MARCH The Devil in the White City, Erik Larson Hostess: Anne Stair
APRIL Memory Keeper’s Daughter, Kim Edwards Hostess: Diane Heggerick
MAY Waiting for Snow in Havanna, Carlos Eire Hostess: Margaret Fullerton; Moderator: Brenda Zeller
JUNE No Meeting
JULY Blood and Thunder, Hampton Sides Hostess: Maureen Lunder
AUGUST Julie & Romeo Get Lucky, Jeanne Ray Hostess: Carol Allen
SEPTEMBER The Thirteenth Tale, Diane Setterfield Hostess & Moderator: Anne Stair
OCTOBER Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen Hostess & Moderator: RaeLee McLeran
NOVEMBER The Jeweler’s Mark, Vincent Lash Hostess & Moderator: Nancy Clark
DECEMBER No meeting

2008

JANUARY A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini Hostess: Rita Prevete; Moderator: Clare Clark
FEBRUARY Shared Favorites Hostess & Moderator: Brenda Zeller
MARCH Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Zafon Hostess: Jean Denny; Moderator: Carol Allen
APRIL A Thousand Splendid Suns, ENCORE presentation Hostess & Moderator: Claire Clark
MAY Loving Frank, Nancy Horan Hostess: Carol Kucharski; Moderator: Clare Clark
JUNE Beyond the Cedars, Sandy Simon Hostess: Carol Allen
JULY No meeting
AUGUST The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory Hostess: Maureen Lunder
SEPTEMER The Russian Concubine, Kate Furnivall Hostess & Moderator: Donna Alexander
OCTOBER Lucky You, Carl Hiaasen Hostess: Diane Heggerick; Moderator: Carol Kucharski
NOVEMBER Exile, Richard North Patterson Hostess: Brenda Zeller; Moderator: Jean Denny
DECEMBER No Meeting

2009

JANUARY East of Eden, John Steinbeck Hostess: Anne Smith; Moderator: Joni Tuttle
FEBRUARY See You in One Hundred Years, Logan Ward Hostess: Jean Denny; Moderator: Sally Seubel
MARCH The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein Hostess: Rita Prevete; Moderator: Diane Heggerick
APRIL China Run, David Ball Hostess: Norma Black; Moderator: Anne Smith
MAY Theodore Rex, Edmund Morris Hostess: Carol Kucharski; Moderator: Maureen Lunder
JUNE The 19th Wife, David Ebershoff Hostess: Carol Allen; Moderator: Carol Kucharski
JULY No meeting
AUGUST Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follet Hostess: Brenda Zeller; Moderator: Jean Denny
SEPTEMBER The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Annie Barrows Hostess: Lucille Solazzi; Moderator: Rita Prevete
OCTOBER Pilate’s Wife: A Novel of the Roman Emperor, Antoinette May Hostess: RaeLee McLeran; Moderator: Rita Prevete
NOVEMBER Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson Hostess: Margaret Fullerton; Moderator: Anne Stair
DECEMBER No meeting

2010

JANUARY Hold Tight, Harlan Coben Hostess: Joni Tuttle; Moderator: Margaret Fullerton
FEBRUARY The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, David Wroblewski Hostess: Sally Seubel; Moderator: Clare Clark
MARCH Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen Hostess: Maureen Lunder; Moderator: Margaret Fullerton
APRIL The Madonnas of Leningrad, Debra Dean Hostess: Sue Borton (Thanks to Rita Brown – we had teleconference with the author!)
MAY One Thousand White Women, Jim Fergus Hostess & Moderator: Carol Kucharski
JUNE The Help, Kathryn Stockett Hostess & Moderator: Rita Prevete
JULY No meeting
AUGUST The Girl She Used to Be, David Cristofano Hostess: Carol Allen; Moderator: Carol Kucharski
SEPTEMBER Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba, Tom Gejelten Hostess: Raelee McLeran; Moderators: Mary Clough, Ronda Kaplan & Diane Heggerick
OCTOBER Very Valentine, Adriana Trigiani Hostess: Suzanne Vosbikian; Moderator: Margaret Fullerton
NOVEMBER Moloka’i by Alan Brennert Hostess: Mary Ann Timmis
DECEMBER No Meeting

2011

JANUARY The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford Hostess: Margaret Fullerton; Moderator: Rita Prevete
FEBRUARY Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay Hostess: Jean Denny; Moderator: Carol Allen
MARCH The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson Hostesses: Carol Greeson and Sarah Bangley (1^st time at Clubhouse); Moderator: Margaret Fullerton
APRIL Rebecca by Daphne DeMaurier Hostesses: Joni Tuttle & Ernie Cory; Moderator: Anne Smith
MAY Still Alice by Lisa Genova Hostess: Sue Borton; Moderator: MaryAnn Timmis
JUNE The Postmistress by Sarah Blake Hostess: Suzanne Vosbikian; Moderator: Rita Prevete
JULY No Meeting
AUGUST Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson Hostess: Missy Noyes; Moderator: Margaret Fullerton
SEPTEMBER The Last Time I Saw You by Elizabeth Berg Hostesses: Anne Smith & Rita Prevete; Moderator: Diane Heggerick
OCTOBER The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls Hostess: Carol Kucharski; Moderator: Ronda Kaplan
NOVEMBER Room by Emma Donaghue Hostess: Ilse Roepnack; Moderator: Clare Clark
DECEMBER No meeting

2012

JANUARY Cutting for Stone by Abraham Vergese Hostesses: Sue Borton & Carol Kucharski; Moderator: Carol Allen
FEBRUARY Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks Hostesses: Tatiana Cedler & Jane Maunus; Moderator: Clare Clark
MARCH Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson Hostess: Sally Seubel; Moderator: Suzanne Vosbikian
APRIL Fall of Giants by Ken Follet Hostesses: Sue Ericson & Connie Leserra; Moderators: Anne Stair &Rita Prevete
MAY The Water is Wide by Pat Conroy Hostesses: Anne Stair, Shirley Cage & Missy Noyes
JUNE Killing Lincoln by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard Hostesses: Margaret Fullerton & Mary Clough; Moderator: Anne Smith
JULY No meeting
AUGUST Defending Jacob by William Landay Hostess: Sue Borton; Moderator: Suzanne Vosbikian
SEPTEMBER The Paris Wife by Paula McLain Hostesses: Jane Evans & Linda Pires; Moderator: MaryAnn Timmis
OCTOBER Half Broke Horses by Jeanette Walls Hostesses Carol Kucharski & Rita Prevete; Moderator: Carol Kucharski
NOVEMBER Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks Hostesses Jean Denny & Maureen Lunder; Moderator: Clare Clark
DECEMBER No Meeting

2013

JANUARY Just the Two of Us by Alicia Blodgett Hostesses: Ronda Kaplan, Tatiana Cedler, Shirley Cage, Diane Heggerick & Margaret Fullerton (Clubhouse Luncheon – author event)
FEBRUARY Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Hostesses: Sarah Bangley & Carol Greeson; Moderator: Suzanne Vosbikian
MARCH Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean by Les Standiford Hostess: Suzanne Vosbikian; Moderator: Anne Stair
APRIL The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck Hostesses: Sue Ericcson & Joanne Rykowski; Moderator: Clare Clark
MAY Literary Smorgasbord!!! Hostesses: Brenda Zeller, Mary Clough, Joanne Rykowski & Susan Haggan; Moderator: Brenda Zeller
JUNE Faith by Jennifer Haigh Hostesses: Sue Borton & Carol Allen; Moderator: Sandy Hetelson
JULY No meeting
AUGUST A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash Hostesses: Tisha Piazza & Lois Hutko; Moderator: Suzanne Vosbikian
SEPTEMBER The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Hostesses: Rita Prevete & Sandy Vanderveldt: Moderator: Rita Prevete
OCTOBER In the Shadow of the Banyons by Vaddey Ratner Hostesses: Jane Evans & Linda Pires – GUEST SPEAKER, Thany Lim; Moderator: Carol Allen
NOVEMBER Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter Hostesses: Carol Kucharski & Jean Denny; Moderator: Carol Kucharski
DECEMBER No meeting

2014

JANUARY The Last Original Wife by Dorothea Benton Frank Hostesses: Sally Seubel & Anne Smith; Moderator: Suzanne Vosbikian
FEBRUARY The Yellow House by Patricia Falvey Hostesses: Anne Stair, Jane Maunus & Mary Clough; Moderator: MaryAnne Timmis
MARCH The River Way Home by Mary Dawson (guest speaker) Hostesses: Jean Denny and committee (Tatiana C., Carol G., Sue B., Diane H.); Moderator: Author & Guest Speaker!
APRIL The Bookman’s Tale: A Novel of Obsession by Charlie Lovett Hostesses: Ernie Cory & Joni Tuttle; Moderator: Sandy Hetelson
MAY The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco Hostesses: Sandy Hetelson & Tish Piazza; Moderators: Anne Smith, Jane Maunus & Tatiana Cedler
JUNE Me Before You by Jojo Moyes Hostesses: Joanne Rykowski & Debbie Bacchiochi; Moderators: Anne Smith & Jane Maunus
JULY No Meeting
AUGUST The Bronze Horseman by Paulina Simons Hostesses: Maureen Lunder & Ronda Kaplan; Moderator: Rita Prevete
SEPTEMBER Life After Life by Kate Atkinson Hostesses: Lucille Solazzi and Gail Squires; Moderator: Suzanne Vosbikian
OCTOBER Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neal Hurston Hostesses: Jane Evans and Linda Pires; Moderator: Carol Kucharski
NOVEMBER The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Hostesses: Missy Noyes, Sarah Bangley & Sue Ericson; Moderator: Clare Clark
DECEMBER No meeting

2015

JANUARY Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand Hostesses: Carol Kucharski and Mary Clough; Moderator: Clare Clark
FEBRUARY The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty Hostesses: Fran Netska, Jan Swenson and Carol Greeson; Moderator: Suzanne Vosbikian
MARCH Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Hostesses: Sue Ericson, Debby Brown and Jane Maunus; Moderators: Rita Prevete & Linda Dravis
APRIL The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman Hostesses: Anne Smith and Joanne Rykowski; Moderators: Rita Brown, Mary Clough and Sue Borton
MAY The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker Hostesses: Betty Heiney and Lois Hutko; Moderator: Anne Smith
JUNE All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Hostesses: Sue Borton and Carol Allen; Moderator: Missy Noyes
AUGUST Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline Hostesses: Rita Prevete and Tatiana Cedler ; Moderator: Jan Swensen (Using new Moderator Template!
SEPTEMBER The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd Hostesses: Ernie Cory and Renata Simpson; Moderator: Carol Allen
OCTOBER Rose Kennedy: The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch by Barbara A. Perry Hostesses: Jane Evans and Linda Pires; Moderator: Phyllis Kaiser
NOVEMBER The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins Hostesses: Joanne Rykowski, Fran Netska, and Janis Swenson; Moderator: Diane Heggerick (channelling Suzanne Vosbikian!)

2016

JANUARY Cascade by Maryanne O’Hara Hostesses: Jean Denny, Gail Squires, and Patti Hayhurst; Moderator: Clare Clark
FEBRUARY Ship of Brides by JoJo Moyes Hostesses: Sarah Bangley, Ilse Roepnack and guest hostess: Barbara Reed; Moderators: Carol Greeson and Guest Moderator Marge Argyropolos
MARCH The Storied Life of A.J. Fickrey by Gabrielle Zevin Hostesses: Sue Ericson, Claudia Crowell, and Carol Greeson; Moderator: Rita Prevete
APRIL The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde Hostesses: Shirley Cage, Mary Clough and Sandy Vanderveldt; Moderator: Suzanne Vosbikian
MAY Mao’s Last Dancer by Li Cunxin Hostesses: Susan Haggan, Nancy Nicholson, and Jane Maunus; Moderator: Ania Lyznik
No meetings June or July or August (June – no one to moderate, July – our regular summer break, August – FPL power outage!)
SEPTEMBER Mary Coin by Marisa Silver AND A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Hostesses: Ronda Kaplan & Karen Leshin; Moderators: Cynthia Galetka and Robin Evans
OCTOBER No Meeting due to Hurricane Matthew
NOVEMBER The Hummingbird by Stephen P. Kiernan AND The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende Hostesses: Robin Evans & Betty Heiney; Moderators: Brenda Zeller and Jane Maunus

2017

JANUARY The Book That Mattered Most by Ann Hood Hostess: Carol Kucharski (at her home); Moderator: Rita Prevete
FEBRUARY Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben Hostesses: Carol Greeson, Susan Haggan & Patti Hayhurst; Moderator: Clare Clark
MARCH The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom Hostesses: Joanne Rykowski, Fran Netska & Janis Swenson; Moderator: Rita Prevete
APRIL House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne Hostesses: Jane Maunus, Gail Squires & Susan Haggan; Moderator: Clare Clark BONUS speaker – Brenda Zeller with her book: Jungle Jade by H. Stuart Morrison & Brenda Morrison Zeller
MAY The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan Hostesses: Jean Denny, Betty Heiney & Rita Prevete; Moderator: Patti Hayhurst
JUNE Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain Hostesses: Carol Allen, Sue Borton & Ania Lyznik; Moderator: Suzanne Vosbikian

2018

JANUARY Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain (guess we liked her!) Hostesses: Cynthia Geletka, Lynn Heslinga & Ronda Kaplan; Moderator: Clare Clark
FEBRUARY Beartown by Frederik Backman Hostesses: Jean Denny, Sue Ericson & Linda Pires; Moderator: Robin Evans
MARCH A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles Hostesses: Ronda Kaplan, Susan Haggan, Cathy Turner & Debby Brown; Moderator: Missy Noyes
APRIL Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams by Louisa Thomas AND The Hamilton Affair by Elizabeth Cobbs Hostesses: Sandy Vanderveldt & Joanne Rykowski; Moderator: Clare Clark
MAY The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi Hostesses: Rita Prevete, Patti Hayhurst & Susan Haggan; Moderator: Jane Maunus
JUNE Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult Hostesses: Sue Borton, Carol Allen & Jane Evans; Moderator: Cynthia Geletka
JULY NO MEETING
AUGUST Karolina’s Twins by Ronald Balson Hostess: Carol Kucharski at her home – Moderator: Carol Kucharski
SEPTEMBER Woman In The Window by A.J. Finn Hostesses: Ronda Kaplan, Cathy Turner & Susan Dimbath; Moderator: Suzanne Vosbikian
OCTOBER The Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee Hostesses: Karen Leshin, Janis Swenson & Fran Netska; Moderator: Patti Hayhurst
NOVEMBER The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah Hostesses: Sarah Bangley, Gayle Squires & Melissa Noyes; Moderator: Clare Clark
DECEMBER The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes by Diane Chamberlain (First meeting ever in December – demanded by popular vote!) – Hostesses: Susan Haggan, Jane Maunus & Sharon Liddel; Moderator: Carol Greeson

2019

JANUARY The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen (New Format introduced by Carol Greeson and Jane Maunus “Discussion Groups”) – Hostesses: Jean Denny, Jane Evans & Sandy Vanderveldt; Facilitating Moderators: Carol Greeson & Jane Maunus
FEBRUARY The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold by Joyce Lee Malcolm Meeting facilitator RITA PREVETE (thanks Rita) – Hostesses: Shirley Cage, Betty Heiney & Lynn Griffing; Moderator: Clare Clark
MARCH Educated by Tara Westover Hostesses: Lynn Heslinga, Rita Prevete & Ernie Cory; Moderator: Jane Maunus
APRIL The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin Hostesses: Fran Netska, Janis Swenson & Joanne Rykowski; Moderator: Clare Clark
MAY The Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen by Sarah Bird Hostesses: Susan Haggan, Carol Greeson & Shirley Cage; Moderator: Janis Swenson
JUNE Beneath the Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan Hostesses: Carol Allen, Linda Pires & Jane Evans; Moderators: Jane Maunus & Rita Prevete
JULY No meeting
AUGUST No VOLUNTEERS
SEPTEMBER No meeting cancelled due to Hurricane Dorion
OCTOER The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Ankawa Hostesses: Betty Heiney, Suzanne Vosbikian & Rita Prevete; Moderator: Clare Clark
NOVEMBER Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Hostesses: Missy Noyes, Janis Swenson, Sarah Bangley and Fran Netska; Moderator of discussion and Meeting: Suzanne Vosbikian
DECEMBER Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Hostesses: Gail Squires, Jane Maunus and Sally Seubel; Moderator: Cynthia Geletka

2020

JANUARY Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Hostesses: Shirley Cage, Sandy Vanderveldt and Sharon Liddell; Moderator: Anne Smith
FEBRUARY The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See Hostesses: Linda Pires, Jane Evans and Carol Allen; Moderator: Ally Lerch
MARCH Carnegie’s Maid by Marie Benedict Hostesses: Jean Denny, Sue Ericson and Patti Hayhurst; Moderators: Carol Greeson and Clare Clark
APRIL Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott Annual Classic, Moderator was to be Suzanne Vosbikian. CANCELLED DUE TO PANDEMIC
MAY The Rent Collector, by Cameron Wright Moderator was to be Cynthia Galetka. CANCELLED DUE TO PANDEMIC