The book club started in February 2009.

We have read and discussed Revolutionary Road, Money, The Road Home, The French Lieutenant's Woman,The Magic Toyshop, The White Tiger, Saturday.

The first meeting of the group in the autumn will be at 8pm on Wednesday September 9th. It will be held in the Oxfam Bookshop as usual.

The group will meet every 3 weeks.

The books below have each been chosen by a member of the group who will introduce the book and have prepared some key questions to lead the discussion.

 

The Book list

MAY 12

‘Love’s Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy’ by Irvin J. Yalom.

(Chosen by Jacquie. We will discuss the first 3 chapters.)

 

 

JUNE 2

Digital Literature – Katie to give us more information.

 

 

JUNE 23

‘The Road’ by Cormac Mcarthy

(Chosen by Annabelle)

 

(Members to bring a copy of ‘My Favourite Book’ for window display in Book Week 

JULY 14

Book Week, discussion to include ‘My Favourite Book’

SEP 8

‘An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan’ by Jason Elliott

(Chosen by Nina)

 

 

SEP 29

‘ Then we Came to the End’ by Joshua Ferris

(Chosen by Chris)

 

 

OCT 20

‘The Reader’by Bernhard Schlink

(Chosen by Lynette)

 

 

NOV 10

‘The Third Woman’ by William Cash

(Chosen by Mary)

 

 

DEC 1

Poetry – Sarah to give us more information

 

 

 

 

Sept 9th   The Buddha of Suburbia Hanif Kureishi (fiction)

Sept 30   The Rings of Saturn WGSebald  (non-fiction)

Oct 21   The Suspicions of Mr Whicher   Kate Summerscale  (non-fiction)

Nov 11th  Heart Strings   Annie Proulx    (short stories)

Dec 2nd  The End of the Affair   Graham Greene 

 Jan 6th      God on the Rocks   Jane Gardam    (fiction)

 Jan 27th  Unaccustomed Earth  Jhumpa Lahiri    (short stories)

Feb 17th The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas  William Boyne   (children's fiction)

March 10th  Breathing Lessons  Anne Tyler

March 31st White Lightning  Justin Cartwright   (fiction)

 April 21st   Discussions to decide books for the summer season