Margie, has your club read "Water for Elephants" or "The Boat" ? These are two books that I really enjoyed.
[butting in here, sorry Margie]
The first book you mention, "Water for Elephants" sounded familiar so I Googled it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_for_Elephants
Haven't read it yet, but I'm going to look for that the next time I get to the library. Thanks for the mention sour!