| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Convenor: | |
| When: | Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:30 pm Third Thursday monthly |
| Venue: | Member's Home |
| Cost: | Free |
Fact or fiction books are chosen with a view to a lively debate.
In June, we read "The Women" by Kristin Hannah (2024).
Our July book is 'Penelope Unbound' by Mary Morrissy (2023).
Our August book is 'The Bird Skinner' by Alice Greenway (2014).
Please contact Anne-Louise for more information.
See below books that we have previously read. Thanks to Anne-Louise, Penny & Jane for their reviews.
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'Gossip from the Forest - The Tangled Roots of Our Forests and Fairytales' by Sara Maitland (2012)
What a glorious world therein, even for those of us who are not huge fans of woods and forests, we all appreciate the natural world and the beauty of this country where we have chosen to, or been fortunate enough to live in. Fortunately, we were given several months notice prior to our meeting as…
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'Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow' by Gabrielle Zevin (2022)
This novel is a bit of a 'Marmite' tale about the contemporary world of gaming, as lived by the two main protagonists Sam and Sadie. Their journey from childhood up to adulthood is woven together by their world of gaming, designing games, fantasy and reality. There were numerous threads referenced throughout - including friendship (platonic and sexual), death,…
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'The Bookbinder of Jericho' by Pip Williams
The Bookbinder of Jericho was a huge success; we all thoroughly enjoyed reading it and all of us agreed that we had learnt a considerable amount about the bookbinding industry in the early 20th Century in this small corner of Oxford. (Indeed, we were privileged to be given a demonstration of how to fold, turn,…