| Status: | Active, open to new members |
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| 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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'All the Light We Cannot See' by Anthony Doerr (2014)
We agreed that 'All the Light We Cannot See' was an extraordinary, highly original, even inspirational novel about a ten year period around WW2, culminating in the destruction of Saint-Malo in 1944. The many non-linear threads were woven together lyrically and seamlessly keepingthe reader engaged and 'in touch' in all ways. This story is about…
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Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1985)
We had a great discussion about this classic, throwing up all sorts of issues and hot topics. There was a general consensus that the subject matter - a study of 'Love' or let's call it 'sex, desire, passion and obsession' - first published in English in 1988, comes across completely differently at our current age…
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Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1985)
Well, what an interesting and varied discussion we had following the reading of this novel, throwing up all sorts of issues and hot topics. There was a general consensus that the subject matter - a study of 'Love' or let's call it 'sex, desire, passion and obsession' - first published in English in 1988, comes…