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 As the winners of the ReadingGroupGuides.com contest selected  to have dinner with Robyn Carr and discuss her latest book, FOUR FRIENDS, The Spinebreakers book group had their monthly book club meeting last Friday evening at The Monaco Hotel in Portland, Oregon. Joining Robyn, who was a wonderful host for the discussion, was her daughter Jamie. FOUR FRIENDS touched on many different subjects, and it was difficult for the group to talk about them all while containing their excitement at having the author sitting across the table from them. They were trying their best not to cause Robyn to resort to taking a big dose of Dramamine as they were lobbing question after question at her from every side of the table and, heaven forbid, asking numerous questions all at the same time.

Author Talk: Menna van Praag, author of The House at the End of Hope Street

Apr 11, 2014

Menna van Praag is the author of the autobiographical fable MEN, MONEY AND CHOCOLATE, and THE HOUSE AT THE END OF HOPE STREET, available in paperback as of March 2014. Here, she talks about writing THE HOUSE AT THE END OF HOPE STREET, why she writes and her literary influences.

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April 2014

On Sunday, thoughts of the brutal winter ebbed away a bit as I sat on the patio reading outside for the first time since the fall. At one point, I was warm --- imagine that --- and I kicked off my shoes and shucked my light fleece jacket. I had forgotten about the true joy of reading outside in sunlight. It was a bit of a tease as yesterday and today started out cloudy and gray again, but, ah, I felt like I had a spa day and unwound and enjoyed the moment.