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"On a cold winter's night in 1968, after the electricity has gone out as a result of Minnesota's heavy snow, Faith Owens finds herself engaged in a snowball fight with 4 other housewives (Slip, Audrey, Merit, Kari) who live on Freesia Court. Afterwards, they return to Faith's home and learn that they all share a love of books. Inspired by Kari's memories of her mother, the women form a book club, later nicknamed "Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons" or AHEB for short.
Each chapter begins with a heading including the host of particular month's meeting, the book discussed, the date, and some additional information such as the reason the book was chosen or the food served. These chapters are told in alternate voices, reflecting the various hosts, and interspersed with letters written by Faith to her deceased mother. In between literary discussions, the women deal with many issues in the 30 years that their book club is active. Among these are children being born/growing up, homosexuality, sex, spousal abuse, adoption, hippie lifestyle, political activism, alcoholism, AIDS, prejudice and trust.
This book provides insight into the changing times of the 1960's to the 1990's in Minnesota. "
Samantha S., Resident Scholar
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Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- upbeat
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Other aspects:
- best friends
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
GROUP of women story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 5 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Unusual Style:
- No single main character?
- written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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