We were pleased to have the author of Stillbird at our book club meeting. She is well educated, speaks well, and is in every way an advocate for women and women's rights. I find this an odd contrast to the violence, slavery and incest which is the backbone of this work.

This book is about two generations of a real (with slight literary leeway) family. The adventure and historic events stand alone, however the relationships and variation of personal reactions/recollection are a major draw for this book.

The family reunion theme touched many within the group especially the genealogists. I think all of us came away with a new view of how we see our ancestors and why.

This would be a great book for family members to read prior to attending a family reunion. Perhaps even a book discussion as it relates to their own family memories.

A wonderful treat for readers to come across a book about books and their characters while at the same time a satire/mystery.