This month I participated in Everybody Reads in Asotin County, and read the book selection “The Book Club for Troublesome Women: A Novel,” by Marie Bostwick.  I thoroughly enjoyed it and its references to the early 1960s, the time period in which the story is set. A big highlight was then hearing the author speak at our library in Clarkston this past Monday. What a charming, well-spoken, smart woman. I loved hearing the stories of how the book was developed. I was fascinated with her research and writing process. All of that stayed with me throughout the week.

Then there was one more piece of information I’m still trying to wrap my mind around. That book is of the genre historical fiction. What? Can’t be! I think of historical fiction as being from the early 1900s, the 1800s and prior. It was a bit of a reality check to realize I lived in a time that can now be called “historical.” I guess I am older than I feel, and it makes my mouth drop open in awe, and gives me a good laugh. Anyway, I’m enjoying the thought, and enjoying how that book shows how far us women have come in these past sixty years. Amazing.