"The Morsel of the story is an invitation to sit with The OBBC and to become a part of a book club meeting. You will get a firsthand look at what we read, what we thought about the books we read, as well as other topics which become part of our discussions. You will also get to meet the members of the club. Each of the ladies has written an essay or two about how they may have been influenced by the reading of a particular book or how a certain passage reminded them of a special or personal memory. And, of course, you will get to see what we prepared, ate and drank at each of our meetings and how to prepare it yourself."--Back cover.

"The names of the different sections of this book represent a key element of our club; food. In addition to reading and discussing books, we also like to prepare meals for each other and never attend a meeting without introducing new recipes for club members to try ... In turn, ideas for the meals were inspired by its theme or premise ... And the names of the recipes themselves are also all based upon characters and themes from these books."--Page xi.