Book Club, Sips & Snacks Meeting

The Camaraderie Book Club is your go-to for uplifting, fun and inspiring reads, thoughtful conversation and kick ass lady friends! 

We'll be gathering to discuss our book over BYO sips and snacks to share.

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This month's read is:

The Hacienda

By Isabel Cañas

Goodreads Choice Awards: Nominee for Best Horror, Nominee for Best Debut Novel 

Score 3.84 from 42,268 ratings

352 pages. The average reader can read this number of pages in approximately 9.8 hours. 

"Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote house, a sinister haunting, and the woman pulled into their clutches… During the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz’s father was executed and her home destroyed. When handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wife’s sudden demise, choosing instead to seize the security that his estate in the countryside provides. She will have her own home again, no matter the cost. But Hacienda San Isidro is not the sanctuary she imagined. When Rodolfo returns to work in the capital, visions and voices invade Beatriz’s sleep. The weight of invisible eyes follows her every move. Rodolfo’s sister, Juana, scoffs at Beatriz’s fears—but why does she refuse to enter the house at night? Why does the cook burn copal incense at the edge of the kitchen and mark the doorway with strange symbols? What really happened to the first Doña Solórzano? Beatriz only knows two things for certain: Something is wrong with the hacienda. And no one there will save her. Desperate for help, she clings to the young priest, Padre Andrés, as an ally. No ordinary priest, Andrés will have to rely on his skills as a witch to fight off the malevolent presence haunting the hacienda and protect the woman for whom he feels a powerful, forbidden attraction. But even he might not be enough to battle the darkness. Far from a refuge, San Isidro may be Beatriz’s doom."

“[A] chilling Mexican gothic horror, full of suspense that will have you tethered to each page.”  —NPR

“The scary, atmospheric, gorgeous Gothic of my dreams.” —Rachel Hawkins, New York Times bestselling author of The Wife Upstairs

“A hypnotic, sinister tale that is equal parts terrifying and luxurious. Cañas’s debut is a nightmare lined with velvet.” —Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves

“Absolutely enthralling—I read it in one sitting because its vivid prose and spectacular twists and turns made it impossible to put down.” —Genevieve Gornichec, bestselling author of The Witch’s Heart

Open to all NYC women.

Registration covers admin fees. Food and beverage are BYO.

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