Book Club 8 Mar 2010

Mar. 8, Mon, 7pm Book Club    The House on Sugar Hill by Helene Cooper. Cooper wrote a gripping memoir that is not only a family history, but a social, cultural and historical account of Liberia. Cooper is a direct descendant of the first black Americans who migrated to Liberia in the 1820s to establish a haven for freed blacks. On April 12 The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd, in which the author Jana  Bommersbach attempts to reveal the truth about a notorious murder case that took place in Phoenix in 1931. Bernbach, a journalist, sorts through numerous documents and talks to several witnesses, including the accused, Winnie Ruth Judd. The book details the mishandling of evidence in the murder investigation and the motives for a possible political cover-up at the trial. The book also reveals something about the soul of investigative journalists. Bernbach was determined to correct the historical inaccuracies of this case. For information about the book club email cesobel@yahoo.com or call Carole Sobel at 480-946-2282.