Jean Vison has been having a hard time with her husbands death even though it has been a few years. They were best friends, inseparable really, and she is so lost without Wayne. By accident, she starts a book club with some of her friends who all have their own problems. THE ACCIDENTAL BOOK CLUB is their story. During one of these book meetings, Jean gets a phone call from her son in law. His wife is out of control, in the hospital and he needs Jean to come and pick up her grand daughter. What? Jean barely knows Bailey. Oh, why isn't Wayne here to help her deal with this?
Bailey is sixteen and a total mess. She is screaming to be noticed but her parents are too busy and too selfish to notice. So you know what she does right? She acts out to get some attention. It is so bad at one point, her father just gives up and that is why he has called Jean. Jean's daughter Laura is Bailey's mom. She has a drinking problem and when she is drunk she is very mean to Bailey. Your heart is going to break just like mine did when you read what this poor girl goes through. Laura has agreed to rehab but not without some screaming going down first. When Bailey gets to Jean's house, she is very disrespectful and barely talks or even acknowledges Jean. How is Jean going to help her grand daughter when every time she talks to her, it seems to make Bailey worse?
I loved how Jennifer Scott wasn't afraid to explore issues of a broken family. Bailey acted just like a typical teenager would if her mother was an alcoholic and her parents were to get a divorce. The book club was a great way for Jean and Bailey to find common ground and to connect.
THE ACCIDENTAL BOOK CLUB is so much more than a book club. It is a place for these women to come together and not talk just about books. They also talk about their lives and each one has problems and the others try to help them through it. As you are reading, you are going to find yourself looking at your own life and wondering how you would handle a situation like the one Jean was given.
THE ACCIDENTAL BOOK CLUB will have you laughing and crying at the same time. My first book by Jennifer Scott, but it will not be my last.
Writing a new future takes a little time-and a lot of love.
Jean Vison never expected to run a book club, until her life
took an unexpected turn. Now, with Jean's husband gone, what
began as an off-the-cuff idea has grown into a group of six
women who meet the second Tuesday of every month for a
potluck supper, for wine and laughter-and for books.
There's Loretta, who deals with the lack of intimacy in her
marriage by diving into erotic novels. Dorothy, whose
ruffian sons are a never-ending source of stress. May
entertains the group with her outrageous dating stories,
while Mitzi finds something political to rant about in every
book-including Loretta's trashy romances. Even Janet, with
her mousy shyness and constant blush, has helped Jean
rediscover the joy in life.
So when Jean's family starts unraveling again-her daughter
forced into rehab and her troubled teen granddaughter,
Bailey, coming to live with her in the interim-she turns to
the book club for comfort and support. And, together, they
all, even Bailey, discover that family is what you make of
it, especially the family you choose.
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