Perhaps not David Grann's best book, but The Wager was a compelling story of a mid-18th century British warship and crew that tragically went off the rails. Buffeted by storms, suffering extensive loss of life, and marooned on the southwest coast of South America, the few surviving crew end up with differing stories and accusations in a naval inquiry back home. The restaurant was very good but noisy. Our next book is Richard Russo's Chances Are.... We also considered James McBride's Deacon King Kong and Julie Schumacher's The Shakespeare Requirement. We tentatively plan to meet on January 4, subject to everyone's availability. Dick will suggest the next book.
