Saturday, August 20, 2011

Kindred Spirits by Sarah Strohmeyer



I really liked this book. It is a touching story about friendship. These friends belong to the Ladies Society for the Conservation of Martinis. Loosely translated that just means these four women discovered they had a common bond one night after a PTA meeting - and not just that they liked martinis! (By the way, there are lots of martini recipes given throughout the story.) There is always something special about the way a group of friends can create a safe zone where they can do all of their venting and celebrating. They think they know everything important there is to know about one another. Then the unthinkable happens. Lynn is diagnosed with cancer. She battles bravely for two years and then has had enough. The Ladies Society had a pact that if something happened to one of them, the others would go sort through her belongings. (I smiled at that because I had the same pact with two friends!). What they find will lead them to question if they ever really knew Lynn. And then it leads them on a journey to fulfill Lynn's last request of them. I enjoyed the characters and the storyline.

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