Salem Fiction Book Club
Next Meeting July 7 at 7:00 PM
Everyone is welcome: Salem members, guests, friends, and all book lovers. Meetings are the 1st Tuesday monthly, in the Salem Conference Room and on Zoom.
Books are chosen by group consensus, and include classic and contemporary literature in a variety of genres.
Buy the book, enjoy, and join us for insightful and fun discussion led by Chris Giranda.
The Reservation
by Rebecca Kauffman
On the morning of the most important booking in the long history of the celebrated restaurant, Aunt Orsa’s erupts into chaos with the discovery that twenty-two rib eye steaks have been stolen. Hers is the most august of fine-dining establishments in this Midwestern college town, and tonight Orsa is set to host a large party honoring a very special guest—a bestselling author of national renown.
And what’s up with the recent spate of online reviews, from insulting to frankly terrible? Is Orsa, who wants only to be loved, being sabotaged on several fronts? No one is above suspicion, not the Mennonite baker nor the tattooed hard-ass chef de cuisine. Could the culprit be among the servers, or even the inexperienced undergrad working as hostess?
Like the works of the mystery guest, The Reservation is a dynamic and captivating story that shows us what it takes to get a beautiful meal to the table.