South Orange County Women's Book Club

LET’S TALK ABOUT BOOKS!

MEMBERSHIP FREEZE: Please note that we are not accepting new members into the club at this time. Thank you for your interest!

Looking for other book lovers like yourself?

A good story is even better when you’re sharing it with friends! Our Club members read a wide variety of novels, fiction, memoirs, and whatever else we decide upon (except no political/religious books). This is a women’s social book club, so we primarily read books that appeal to women as a whole, or feature women as primary or strong supplemental characters (though we don’t limit ourselves)!

A book is a gift you can open again and again.

SEPTEMBER 2026 BOOK DISCUSSION

The Mitford Affair, by Marie Benedict

Between the World Wars, the six Mitford sisters dominate the English political, literary, and social scenes. Though they’ve weathered scandals before, the family falls into disarray when Diana divorces her husband to marry a fascist leader and Unity follows her sister’s lead, inciting rumors that she’s become Hitler’s own mistress.

Novelist Nancy Mitford is the only member of her family to keep in touch with Diana and Unity after their desertion, so it falls to her to act when her sisters become spies for the Nazi party.

Probing the torrid political climate of World War II and the ways that sensible people can be sucked into radical action, The Mitford Affair follows Nancy’s valiant efforts to end the war and the cost of placing loyalty to her country above loyalty to her family.

Wednesday, September 30 at 6:30 P.M.

NOTE: Arrive at 6 P.M. if you wish to order dinner before our discussion begins.