West Roxbury Literary Society of Loose Ends

Posted by: Maureen Hayes Rossi
Posted on: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at 8:39 pm
Categories: Arts and Entertainment, Neighborhood News, Lifestyle, Arts and Entertainment, Lifestyle, Arts and Entertainment, Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury, Neighborhood News, Lifestyle, Roslindale

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The final meeting of the 20th year of West Roxbury Literary Society of Loose Ends came to a conclusion at Geoffrey’s Cafe  at 4257 Washington Street in Roslindale Square on Monday, June 18th.  Over a delightful dinner with appetisers and desserts we would all recommend Geoffrey’s to  our friends and spouses.  The desserts by Michael Aplin were worth every calorie.  We all enjoyed the splendid service of Beau as well as Shari.. Keep in mind the kitchen is open until midnight!

The members of the book club are charter members: (President), Debbie Vinci, Kathy Cummings Tower, Kathy Cooke Wilmarth, Donna Miller, Maureen Hayes Rossi; also attending were (Secretary) Tanya Tower Newburg, Chris Conroy Kristeller, Jeanne Black Guidi, Beverly Sheehan and Maureen Hachey.debbie-vinci-waiter-beau-maureen-hayes-rossi.jpg

This month’s book was a new novel by Khaled Hosseini called A Thousand Splendid Suns.  He also wrote, a few years ago, the wildly popular, Kite Runner.  Most members had finished the novel within the past month and many described it as “brutal.”  It felt more non-fiction than fiction since these are accounts of the war in Afghanistan that we have been assaulted with by the news media for well over a decade. The tragic lives of the women veiled and unveiled, educated and uneducated and how they were valued within their families.  Most members rated the book between 4.77 (Our scale runs from 0 the worst to 5 the best).

Society reading list since 1987 here

Our 21st year will start 9/23/07.  Stay tuned!

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7 Responses to “West Roxbury Literary Society of Loose Ends”

  1. Tim on June 20th, 2007 7:46 am

    Hey Mo! Looks like it was a lot of fun. Good thing you finished the book before you hit the bar….

  2. Veronique Mendelson on June 20th, 2007 9:12 am

    I see they do have Martinis at that new place. Sounds and looks nice!
    I particularly love the name of your book club!
    How often do you guys meet? Do you ever welcome new members?

  3. maureen rossi on June 20th, 2007 9:28 am

    We meet 1 time per month( not in the summer) at each others homes on a Sun night. As people leave we introduce new members. It has been a few years since the last addition. Part of the size limitations has to do with the quantity of seating in the living rooms.,7-8 usually fit well, when all 10 are there (rarely) it can be a bit squished.

  4. mokeefe on June 20th, 2007 10:14 am

    That sounds like so much fun..always wanted to join a book club..maybe I will sooner than later. Thanks

  5. helen coen on June 22nd, 2007 5:57 am

    ok, so how did you come up with the name “society of loose ends’. After 20 years, I would be interested in hearing the history of your group.

  6. maureen rossi on June 22nd, 2007 8:18 am

    Hi helen,
    When we started all of us did not live in West Roxbury. The core group had been involved with a young children’s play goup in WR. In the begining there were Roslindale, West Roxbury , Dedham and Brookline members, hence many “loose ends” on a map. Currently we have members in WR, Needham, Roslindale, Framingham, Dover occaisionally a “lapsed “member from Norfolk joins in. (An even greater array of “loose ends”. )The book “Ladies of the Club”, over 1000 page novel popular in the mid ’80’s, was instrumental for the early enthusiasm of joining a club. Thanks for asking!

  7. Rhea on June 25th, 2007 8:37 am

    I love it when groups like this go on and on and on. Congratulations on your longevity!

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