Enjoy book review of 'Shanghai Girls' at tea

The Donor Club of Elgin will present its traditional Book Review and Tea at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, at First United Methodist Church, 216 E. Highland Ave., Elgin.

Tickets are $15 each and will be available from members or by calling Jacque at (847) 888-8586. Limited tickets will also be sold at the door.

Tea, coffee and cookies will be served. There will be homemade cookies, peanut brittle and breads for sale as well as some gently used books. A basket raffle will also be held.

This year marks Barbara Rinella's 24th year of giving book reviews for the Donor Club. This year's selection is Lisa See's 2009 novel, "Shanghai Girls" which chronicles the journey of two sisters from 1937 Shanghai to Los Angeles in the 1940s and 1950s. It's a story of dreams dashed, the survival instinct, sibling rivalry, history and love.

Rinella, a former teacher, defines herself as an "academic entertainer." For many years she has been celebrating literature and learning through her programs on current books.