The Book Club meets on the third Wednesday afternoon in the month
We read books recommended and enjoyed by various members of the group. The chosen book is then informally presented by the person whose choice it is, giving their opinion on why it was chosen, elements liked or disliked, the highlights etc. It is then open for general discussion.
We usually read recently published paperbacks, fiction and non-fiction, and members often remark on how much wider their reading has become since encountering new authors, differing themes and so on.
We are a friendly bunch, and it is great fun!
We are full at present but always welcome enquiries
Contact names for all groups are available on the regular newsletters.
Here are a few examples of some of the books we have read
'The Goldfinch', by Donna Tartt, about a young boy whose mother is killed in an explosion while they are visiting an art museum in New York. While in shock, he takes a small but famous and priceless painting from the museum (The Goldfinch) and this later has an exciting, but not always positive, effect on his life.
We also read 'The Miniaturist' (Jessie Burton), set in seventeenth century Amsterdam. This centres around a young bride whose wealthy new husband gives her a cabinet, a miniature of their home, as a wedding present. The cabinet seems to have mysterious powers and the miniature figures inside begin to reflect and then predict the course of the lives of the real people they represent.
Another of our books was 'And the Mountains Echoed' (Khaled Hosseini). Set in Afghanistan, this touchingly focuses on the close relationship between a brother and sister and the desperate decision their impoverished father makes to sell his daughter to a wealthy, childless couple to save her from a life of penury and probable starvation.
A recent read was 'My Dear I Wanted To Tell You' (Louisa Young). This novel is a WW1 epic set on the Western Front, London and also Paris. It addresses the themes of love, class, gender and changing attitudes and expectations during wartime. It skilfully illustrates how war affects those people left behind as well as those who fight.
Some of the other books we've read are: 'Plainsong' (Kent Haruf), 'All The Light We Cannot See' (Anthony Doerr); 'The Rosie Project' (Graeme Simsion); 'A Walk In The Woods' (Bill Bryson); 'This Boy' (Alan Johnson); 'Light A Penny Candle' (Maeve Binchy) and 'Salmon Fishing In The Yemen' (Paul Torday).
updated 10/8/22
We read books recommended and enjoyed by various members of the group. The chosen book is then informally presented by the person whose choice it is, giving their opinion on why it was chosen, elements liked or disliked, the highlights etc. It is then open for general discussion.
We usually read recently published paperbacks, fiction and non-fiction, and members often remark on how much wider their reading has become since encountering new authors, differing themes and so on.
We are a friendly bunch, and it is great fun!
We are full at present but always welcome enquiries
Contact names for all groups are available on the regular newsletters.
Here are a few examples of some of the books we have read
'The Goldfinch', by Donna Tartt, about a young boy whose mother is killed in an explosion while they are visiting an art museum in New York. While in shock, he takes a small but famous and priceless painting from the museum (The Goldfinch) and this later has an exciting, but not always positive, effect on his life.
We also read 'The Miniaturist' (Jessie Burton), set in seventeenth century Amsterdam. This centres around a young bride whose wealthy new husband gives her a cabinet, a miniature of their home, as a wedding present. The cabinet seems to have mysterious powers and the miniature figures inside begin to reflect and then predict the course of the lives of the real people they represent.
Another of our books was 'And the Mountains Echoed' (Khaled Hosseini). Set in Afghanistan, this touchingly focuses on the close relationship between a brother and sister and the desperate decision their impoverished father makes to sell his daughter to a wealthy, childless couple to save her from a life of penury and probable starvation.
A recent read was 'My Dear I Wanted To Tell You' (Louisa Young). This novel is a WW1 epic set on the Western Front, London and also Paris. It addresses the themes of love, class, gender and changing attitudes and expectations during wartime. It skilfully illustrates how war affects those people left behind as well as those who fight.
Some of the other books we've read are: 'Plainsong' (Kent Haruf), 'All The Light We Cannot See' (Anthony Doerr); 'The Rosie Project' (Graeme Simsion); 'A Walk In The Woods' (Bill Bryson); 'This Boy' (Alan Johnson); 'Light A Penny Candle' (Maeve Binchy) and 'Salmon Fishing In The Yemen' (Paul Torday).
updated 10/8/22
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