by Pamela Hackett Hobson

The Silent Auction

They're back!

Your favorite members of The Bronxville Book Club—Kathryn, Lizbet, Giselle, Chelsea, Francesca, Carole, Sarah and Madison—are welcoming the Braithwaite family to the charming village of Bronxville! And what better way for Morgan, Brooke, and the three Braithwaite children to get to know their new neighbors than by participating in the highly successful Memorial Day activities at the Bronxville School. The jewel in the crown of the holiday weekend is, of course, the eagerly anticipated Silent Auction.

This year, Lizbet Wellington Smith has organized a Silent Auction that will surpass all others and raise record-breaking funds for The Bronxville School. With Lizbet's able assistance, Morgan Braithwaite has entered his family's names on several of the red-white-and-blue ribboned bidding sheets for such items as…a condo in Vail…a Spa Cruise…Skybox tickets…Gourmet dinners…Breakfast at Tiffany's…and a Holiday House tour of spectacular homes.

Join Morgan at 2 p.m. on Memorial Day when the winners of the Silent Auction items are announced. The Braithwaites are in for quite a year as they get to know the residents of the affluent village that is endlessly copied but never matched…and the residents themselves are in for Silent Auction surprises no one ever would have expected…

Buzzzz, Murmurs Follow Novel

The Bronxville Book Club “has created a stir…with residents venturing guesses as to the real identities of the fictional characters.” The New York Times

'Do the lives of these women sound the slightest bit intriguing? You're not the only one who thinks so. It seems America's latest obsession centers around the lives of suburban women, and we don't just mean the famous five sneaking around Desperate Housewives of Wisteria Lane. There has been a recent outpouring of books, The Bronxville Book Club and The Silent Auction that dive into the lives of suburban women, and many suburban wives are happy to bury their newly done noses between the pages.'
The Journal News - In Town Magazine. Spring/Summer, 2005.