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We are an informal, friendly group without intellectual pretentions! We have a common love of reading and, as each member chooses titles for our list, the range of topics and authors is varied. We generally meet every month on the third Thursday at 3pm.
Our guidelines are as follows:-
Books chosen for the list should be in print and so readily available.
They should be in paperback and less than £10 and so within everyone's budget - hopefully, people will usually lend books to others if they have already finished reading their copy.
The person who chooses the title holds the meeting in their home, but if that is not possible for whatever reason, then someone else will instead. Refreshments should be kept to tea/coffee and biscuits.
The whole point of our meetings is enjoyment, of our books, our opinions and each other.
If any of the above appeals to you why not give it a try, so far we haven’t scared anyone away! Contact anyone on the list of members and come along for the afternoon, don’t worry if you haven’t read the book, come along and try us out and decide if you want to join in next time.
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The group members are:-
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NEXT MEETINGS July 17th ‘ The Jane Austen Book Club’ by Karen Joy Fowler at 5 Flemish Close August 14th ‘ Mr Pip’ by Lloyd Jones at Ivy tower Farm September 18th ‘The House at Riverton’ by Katie Moreton at 2 Parson’s Green |
Last month’s book was ‘Notes from an Exhibition’ by Patrick Gale
The central character, an artist, is bipolar.. The tale is told around personal items and some of her art that are part of an exhibition held after her death. The tale slowly unravels and reveals a complicated personality and relationship between Rachel her Quaker husband Antony and their four children. We all agreed that it was a very good read, well written and gave an insight into the difficulties encountered for all those involved with and suffering from manic depression. We had all laughed and cried, found that we didn’t want to put the book down and will certainly read more of Patrick Gale’s work. Got the thumbs up from everyone.