Charms for the Easy Life

Some read the book Charms for the Easy Life by Kaye Gibbons. In the story exists a family without men, the Birches live gloriously offbeat lives in the lush, green backwoods of North Carolina. Radiant, headstrong Sophia and her shy, brilliant daughter, Margaret, possess powerful charms to ward off loneliness, despair, and the human misery that often beats a path to their door. And they are protected by the eccentric wisdom and muscular love of the remarkable matriarch Charlie Kate, a solid, uncompromising, self-taught healer who treats everything from boils to broken bones to broken hearts. hhmmm ..... sounds interesting...
The mini summary above is from the site Good Reads. Maybe we could hear a bit more at our January book club meeting. Location to be announced soon. 

After reading Winter Garden you may be so inclined to visit Russian Tea Time in Chicago on Adams. This intimate restaurant right off Michigan Avenue very near the Art Institute is a fantastic place to get the Russian tea experience. Click on the link to learn more.