[bookshare-discuss] Fw: Accessible World presents the Romance Literature Discussion Group, October 16, 2009

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Newswire:

 In our next meeting of the Romance Literature Discussion Group, we
will visit, through the writing of Danielle Steel, a time in history
that will never be forgotten.

About to marry her fiancÃ©, Charles, Edwina Winfield has her whole
life ahead of her. Filled with the hopes and dreams of love and
marriage, her life changes abruptly in one moment. About to sail on
the maiden voyage of the Titanic, its first and only voyage, Edwina's
mother makes a choice that will change the lives of her five children
forever. As it becomes clear that life and death choices must be made
or all will perish, Mrs. Winfield must make a choice no mother ever
wants to make. Heartbroken at the thought of living a life alone, she
chooses to follow her husband to the bottom of the ocean. Edwina is
left with the responsibility of raising her younger siblings.
Suddenly, her life with fiancÃ© Charles becomes nothing more than a
memory. Faced with the loss of both her parents and the man she loves,
Edwina must somehow find the strength to help her four younger
brothers and sisters adjust to life without parents. How does a young
woman sacrifice all she has hoped for? How can she come to terms with
being an adult too soon? To whom can she turn for guidance when
difficulties inherent in growing up inevitably arise? What will happen
to her hopes and dreams? Must she sacrifice her life forever? Will she
ever find love again? As she lies wakeful in the middle of the night,
how will she look back on the fateful choice her mother made that day?
Did her mother make the right choice?

What captivates us about the sinking of the Titanic is that people
had to make decisions like this? If you had been there, what choice
would you have made? That question haunts us as we read this
page-turner by Danielle Steel.

A new copy of No Greater Love by Danielle Steel is available on
Bookshare. If you wish, you may be able to obtain a copy from your
local branch of the National Library Service on cassette.

Here is a review from the publisher.

It was the maiden voyage of the, greatest ship ever built, and in one
fatal, unforgettable night, the sea shattered the lives and future of
an extraordinary family, the Winfield's.

Edwina Winfield, returning from her engagement trip to England with
her fiancÃ© and her family, instantly loses her parents, the man she
loved and her dreams. Without even time to mourn, she courageously
defies convention to run her family's California newspaper and care
for her five younger siblings. Unable to forget her fiancÃ© Charles,
she is determined never to marry, to keep her family together, and to
fight to survive as a woman alone. But Phillip, her beloved oldest
brother, sets out for Harvard and tragically betrays her trust. Madcap
brother George turns to the excitement of Hollywood during its magica
days, not to the Winfield publishing empire. And lovely Alexis, who
narrowly escaped death when the Titanic went down, grows into a
troubled runaway whom even Edwina's love may not be able to save. The
two youngest, Fannie and Teddy, remain with Edwina at home.

Compelling and deeply moving, No Greater Love questions a woman's
choices and the price she must pay for making them. And in an
unforgettable climax, it offers an answer--as Edwina confronts the
ghosts haunting her and take an extraordinary risk for her future and
her heart.

If you have any questions, please contact me at:
bookmaven1@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:bookmaven1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
.

Bonnie Blose, Group Facilitator
Email: Bookmaven@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Bookmaven@xxxxxxxxxx>

Date: Friday, October 16, 2009

Time: 6:00 p.m. PDT, 7:00 p.m. MDT, 8:00 p.m. CDT, 9:00 p.m. EDT
 and elsewhere in the world Saturday 1:00 GMT.

Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event start time; go to Romance
Literature Room at:

http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsfd8219297b18

Or, alternatively,

Select The Romance Literature Room at: http://www.accessibleworld.org

Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen.

If you are a first-time user of the Talking Communities online
conferencing software, there is a small, safe software program that
you need to download and then run. A link to the software is available
on every entry screen to the Accessible World rooms.

All online interactive programs require no password, are free of
charge, and open to anyone worldwide having an Internet connection, a
computer, speakers, and a sound card. Those with microphones can
interact audibly with the presenters and others in the virtual
audience. To speak to us, hold down the control key and let up to
listen. If no microphone is available, you may text chat with the
attendees.

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