This month we trialed a new meeting time on a Wednesday rather than Saturday. Since we have a lot of young mothers in the group, children and family time were clashing, plus a lot of us want to get out of the house during the week so we don't go crazy! At first I was worried no one would show up, but we actually picked three new people! So I'm excited to say we will be doing Wednesday meetings now.
Today, we had the privilege of speaking to Tegan Wren about her novel, and our book of the month, Inconceivable!
Will there be a sequel? Well, it looks like it! Tegan is apparently brainstorming a sequel right now!
Tegan drew a lot of Hattie's experiences from her own with the infertility, although she explained her husband never struggled with supporting her like John did Hattie! Tegan has found happiness with adoption, and we are happy for her too! We're all mommies, so we know how wonderful children are in all varieties.
We discussed how Hattie gave up her education to marry John. Tegan asked us about this because she has had negative feedback about it, but we all believed it wasn't a big deal. A husband is someone to share life with, an education is always there when you're ready to go back to it. Sometimes sacrifices are for the better in the long run. We each explain how we made some kind of sacrifice to marry, and none of us regret it. I know I myself gave up my own degree and moved across an ocean to marry, but I don't regret it because I have a wonderful family and I can finish my degree when I'm ready. We felt Hattie didn't lose anything for making a similar choice.
We touched on the political system and how it felt more congressional rather than parliamentary, which only bothered little Aussie raised under parliamentary system me haha!
All up, Tegan was a delight to talk to, and we're all glad to hear about plans for a sequel.
Next month, our chosen book is:
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