After finishing Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, I was longing for another character rich book to sweep me away. Laura Hillenbrand, author  Unbroken, is also the author of one of my all-time favorite books, Seabiscuit: An American Legend. She so gifted at her craft that finishing one of her books is always a sad day for me.

My book club (to whom I have been terribly unfaithful) decided long ago to read The Help for our next selection. Though I read this fabulous book last year, I decided to reread it for next week’s meeting. I find myself highlighting, smiling and pondering the text even more closely than the first time around. A great book speaks to us in different ways during different seasons of life, and I’m thankful to my book club friends for reminding me of that.