Recently, I attended a luncheon, and Elizabeth Berg was the guest speaker. As part of the fee for the event, we received a signed copy of this book, her latest in the "Mason" series. She was a delightful author to hear, and I remember reading some of her earlier books and enjoying them. After reading a my recent Russian non-fiction book, I thought something light might be nice for this Thanksgiving weekend.
The novel takes place in the small town of Mason, Missouri. There really are two story lines. Iris, a middle aged woman who runs a baking school and who falls in love with a homeless man, John. That's really the main story. But then Iris is also a part of the Confession Club where a group of multi-generational women get together and confess very personal, sometimes embarrassing things to one another.
This is definitely light reading, and all of the characters in Mason are delightfully feisty individuals. However, the writing gets to be a bit preachy and overly dramatic. Many of the conversations just don't seem realistic to me as one person will ramble on and on about themselves and self-analyze for pages. I did think the women in the Confession Club were interesting and certainly trusting in one another. Their confessions were varied and, for me, that was the best part of the book.
This would be a quick read for a plane ride. Not much more. - June
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