Betty was our host for this October and she had a lovely spread of cheese, olives and pâtés. Present were Betty, Carla, Colette, Linda, Michèle, Sharon and Shirley.
Linda presented the book for this month The Day the World Came to Town 9/11 by Jim Defede. It is an account of the day, September 11, that all planes were diverted from American air space. 42 jetliners were diverted to the Gander International Airport and about 7,000 passengers and crew members found themselves deplaning after 24 hours on their parked planes, in the small town of Gander. They found that the towns people had prepared meals for them and found places for them to sleep and rest. During the 4 days that they were stuck in Gander and surrounding villages, bonds and friendships developed amongst the passengers and the townspeople.
The author Jim Defede chose to concentrate on the stories of some passengers, crew and towns people and, after interviewing them told their experiences in Gander.
From the stories of passengers and crew he wrote of the generosity, friendliness and community work of Newfoundlanders.
All of us enjoyed the book, it was well organized and reminded us of the friendliness of Newfoundlanders as those of us who were lucky enough to visit found out. Thank you Linda
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