A Detective's Tale

 We all gathered at my home this August to share friendship and our love of reading.  I stole Esther's typical menu idea and made soup.  Yes, it's hot and one doesn't expect warm soup this time of year, but every time I thought about what to make, this is what popped into my head.  Everyone contributed and we enjoyed a pleasant meal.  We reviewed "Mrs Sherlock Holmes" by Brad Ricca.  This is a biography of an amazing woman, Grace Humiston,  at the turn of the 20th century.  She was a lawyer advocating for immigrants, investigated modern day slavery as a US District Attorney and acted as a detective, solving the murder of an 18 year old girl.  Truly remarkable in her day, yet history forgot about her.  The book itself was scattered and hard to follow, skipping back and forth in time and topics.  It's a shame it wasn't presented in a better, more organized manner as her remarkable story was diminished by this presentation.  It did spark lively discussion on women's rights and politics and showed us that things haven't changed much during this last century - some stories always remain the same.  Thank you all for your contributions and sharing.  I'm looking forward to our next meeting which is planned for Thursday September 8th at Debbie G's home.  See you then!