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Posted by Helen Brady, Book Club Leader, Lionesses (13 members), on 07/19/08

Thank you for sending me an advanced copy of The Wenesday Sisters It was a easy read,with great character development of the five women as time progresses. I enjoyed the references to the walk on the moon, brings back great memories of that time.

Posted by Barbara Udasco, Book Club Member, EDH Newcomers Book Lovers' Club (40 members), on 07/11/08

I just completed The Wednesday Sisters and enjoyed it immensely! It brings together women from diverse backgrounds who initially become friends based on their love of books and writing. Their experiences with infidelity,feminism, infertility, bigotry and the Vietnam War cement the bonds of their friendship. ... (continued)

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Posted by Avis Anderson on 07/11/08

This is a novel about the power of friendship and the importance of reaching for your dreams. Indirectly, it is also a tribute to the women's movement and the changes that movement helped bring about in American society. Although in some respects I found Waite's characterization a bit weak — I had a ... (continued)

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Posted by Marlene Nese, Book Club Member, Forever Friends Book Group (5 members), on 07/10/08

Although I would be the same age as the women in your book, I wasn't involved in the women's movement. The members of my book club have been friendsfor 65 years. We were busy raising our families. I always finish the book that i'm reading, so I'm glad I finished reading it. I am a breast cancer survivor ... (continued)

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Posted by Beth Johnson, Book Club Member, Spring Creek Forest BC (8 members), on 07/08/08

I enjoyed The Wednesday Sisters. It reminded me alot of The Saving Graces - an interesting, fun read rather on par with a good "Chick Flick" . The characters were people we all know, and I also identified with the fact that these women were on the cusp of a new era. Aren't we all?

Posted by Lisa Chriss-Swiedler, Book Club Member, Fire Island Book Club (14 members), on 07/08/08

Thank you so much for sending me an advance copy of The Wednesday Sisters. It was a very easy read with lots of memories. I grew up on just the other side of these women and thanks to women like "the sisters" my life was molded so differently.

However, with all that said, the book was too simple ... (continued)

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