Out of Africa

I just finished the book, and I encourage you to do so as well. I believe you could skip the "from the journal / diary" part - I think that's what the middle part is called. If you're not liking that, head directly to Farewell to the Farm. Be sure to read the chapter called, The Grave In the Hills - Cheryl, this is where you hear more about her relationship with Denys and the depth of their relationship and the profoundness of her unexpected loss. It is interesting to wonder what it might have been if he hadn't passed away. I wonder if she would have been more likely to return to Africa.

Kim, was she buried in Denmark? Or in Africa? I'd like to think she was returned to Africa to lay next to Denys. But I suppose that was very tough to accomplish in those days.

Again, I encourage you to read the last pieces. Especially after watching some of the movie last night, it will make you feel very good.

Love you all - I hope you enjoy The Thirteenth Tale!


Molly

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Hey ladies,

Thought I'd try this route to plan for this Thursday's book club...see how it goes :) In the spirit of Out of Africa, I'm making African Peanut Stew for dinner. Definitely not authentic, but I don't have a goat or an outdoor spit and chapati's are tougher to make than I thought. Alas, we're just going with the African Peanut Stew :) Here's what you all can bring:

crusty bread
salad
dressing
wine
dessert

Looking forward to our discussion! Also looking forward to showing a few clips from the movie. I think this is one of the rare circumstances when the movie actually lives up to the book, and Kurt's insisting that we use the projection screen downstairs, so it'll be all the more impressive.

Hope you girls are having an ok week so far. See you Thursday!
Kimberlee

(just post a comment on this post and we'll all be able to see it.)