Books chosen for Summer to Winter 2015

The group has collectively chosen the next set of books to read and discuss at our lovely local bookgroup.

We will be reading:

Thursday 23 July
"H is for Hawk" by Helen MacDonald

Thursday 20 August
"Wonder" by R J Palacio

Thursday 17 September
"The Children's Act" by Ian McEwan

Thursday 15 October
"Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn

Thursday 19 November
"The Green Road" by Anne Enright

Thursday 17 December
"The Children's Book" by A S Byatt

   

 

How we choose what we read?  

We try to be as democratic as possible when choosing the next set of books we might like to read and everyone has a chance to suggest books. A full list of our previous choices and what we thought of them (whether good, bad or indifferent) is provided on our page previous bookclub reads.
Obviously these are only our views and we often disagree which makes for an interesting discussion as no view is wrong. It is fascinating to hear a different perspective in these cases.

New members welcome
We'd love for you to join us in discussing these books and would welcome new members. Please contact edozzy@hotmail.co.uk if you want to join us at one of our next meetings.

Book of the Month - The Forgiven - February 2015

The Book 

This is the story of David Henniger, a Harley Street doctor and his wife Jo, who have travelled to Morocco to attend a Gatsbyesque style party hosted by a gay couple, Richard and Dally. On the way to the party, David, who is drunk, runs over a young Moroccan man who is possibly attempting a hijacking but is to all intents selling fossils. The exuberant party is overshadowed by these events and David is forced to face up to his actions by travelling to the desert with the grieving father, in this awkward tale about a clash of cultures and examining the issues of fairness, justice and pleasure.

Will this book prove compelling or clichéd, tense and gripping or a slow burner?

The Author

Lawrence Osborne is a British journalist and writer who is now based in Bangkok. His other books include 'Bangkok Days' and 'The Wet and the Dry' and wrote his first novel in 1989 but then made a career from travel writing. He has been described as an 'itinerant' and says he has a strong nomadic tendency and is attracted by writing about the mix and clash of Eastern and Western cultures.

More Information 

Read more about Lawrence Osborne's other work on his website - http://www.lawrenceosborne.net/