Reading the Sweet Oak
Along the banks of the Sweet Oak River...
Deep in the heart of the Ozarks, a romance novel book club takes five women on stunning journeys of self-discovery.
Having lost both her husband and then her daughter, seventy-eight-year-old Ruby wants to teach her risk-averse granddaughter, Tulsa, that some leaps are worth taking, no matter how high the potential fall. Though swamped with the demands of running a business, when Ruby ropes her into a book club, Tulsa can’t bring herself to disappoint the woman who raised her. Together with Pearl, Ruby’s best friend, as well as family friends BJ and Jen, the women embark on a book group guided by written tales of romance. What they discover is a beautiful story that examines the bonds of friendship and the highs and lows of love in all its forms.