Having enjoyed Conway's earlier memoir of growing up in Australia, we decided to follow her later tale of her journey into the academic worlds of North America. She's wowed by the intellectual swirl of Harvard and the openness of Toronto and finally finds her place as an academic leader. We thought this book a little less compelling than the first, and found her ambition a bit overweening. Christos' food was reliably tasty but the service was indifferent.
Our next meeting will be September 8 and we're reading Philip Caputo's Hunter's Moon. Other books considered were Ronan Farrow's War on Peace and Richard Hughes' A High Wind in Jamaica. The next title will be suggested by Phil.
