Matrix – Lauren Goff

Matrix – Lauren Goff

On March 22, 2024 we met at the Larkes. Renee suggested this book. I remember Grace and I trying to force an alternative – the fictionalized account about the midwife in Maine. We did not prevail. This saga portrays a worldly/saintly/mythic Amazonian woman, Marie, based on an historical abbess, as being in direct contact with…

The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe – Matthew Gabriele

The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe – Matthew Gabriele

Book club date September 24, 2022 A popular history that refutes common misperceptions of the European Middle Ages, showing the beauty and communion that flourished alongside the dark brutality—a brilliant reflection of humanity itself. The myth of the “Dark Ages” obscures the truth that this was a remarkable period in human history. The Bright Ages…