| 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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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
There is no way a group of women (one would hope men, too) can read and discuss The Handmaid's Tale without distress. But that was surely Atwood's intention. We were saddened that this superb work of "speculative fiction" was just as relevant today, 40 years after it was written. Those who had read it in…
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The Cellist of Sarajevo - Steven Galloway
The Cellist of Sarajevo broke our hearts. For some, it was just too much. Characterisation was astute and beautifully crafted. Did we feel sorry for Arrow, or admire her? Did she have a choice if she wanted to remain true to herself? What would the book have been if she had been male? Ordinary people who…
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The Colony by Audrey Magee (2022)
We all enjoyed The Colony by Audrey Magee, her second much lauded novel. Her writing was rich with descriptions of the characters, as wellas the extraordinary landscape of this tiny island, off the Atlantic coast of the Republic of Ireland. Set in 1979 during 'the troubles' the book is about colonisation and all that imposes…