“The Wet Nurse’s Tale” Book Discussion

Join the on-line book discussion of The Wet Nurse’s Tale! Elita at Blacktating first posted a very interesting interview with the author Erica Eisdorfer and then reviewed the book. Now the book has been released and Tanya at the Motherwear Breastfeeding Blog has suggested an on-line discussion group.

I have put a hold on the book at one of my county libraries (25 cents gets it shipped to my local branch!) and I can hardly wait to get started reading next week. The timing is good because I just finished reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver (quite a dense and informative read — one worth plowing through. Oh, did I just go with the farming pun? )

The Wet Nurse’s Tale is a historical novel set in Victorian England and it features a heroine who unexpectedly finds herself in the occupation of a wet nurse. I won’t say more because I never like to have the plot to a book spoiled before I get a chance to read it. But I laughed when I read the review from Carolyn See at the Washington Post’s Book World:

From the title and the cover, this book seems a little dubious — lots of breasts and steamy sex and way too much romping. But “The Wet Nurse’s Tale” turns out to be informative, unusual and intelligent.

Sounds good to me! So, are you in? Let’s read The Wet Nurse’s Tale together! If you want to get your thinking cap on ahead of time, here is a link to some sample discussion questions from the Penguin.com reading guide to the book.