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We held our second successful ‘virtual’ meeting of the Book Group on 4th May and discussed A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale. As usual opinions were mixed but lots of interesting discussion was had regarding Victorian psychiatry, colonial exile for troublesome individuals and prairie sod-turning! Next month’s book is The Tenant of Wildfell HallContinue reading “Carry on regardless!”

Another village Book Club…

In case anyone is inspired by reading Dark Matter to extend their investigations into the unknown! Novels Ghost stories are difficult to get right in the novel form, but these do the trick: Susan Hill, The Woman in Black, even scarier in the stage version but a very creepy book. Henry James, The Turn of the Screw, like Dark Matter thereContinue reading “Some further ghostly ideas from Helen”

Who better to get discussion going on our first meeting than the author herself? Michelle Paver hosts a YouTube live chat every so often and answers questions from readers. Watch the video by clicking on the link below to see what she suggests as a good starting point for our first discussion – our questionContinue reading “Inspiration for our first discussion…”

Found today on a market stall in Bristol!

Books chosen to read this year at our meetings on the first Monday of each month starting at 7.30pm in the Bar at The Three Kings, Hanley Castle. All welcome – there may well be cake!! Monday 6th April The Big Sleep – Raymond Chandler Monday 4th May Circe – Madeline Miller Monday 1st June A Place CalledContinue reading “And the nominations are…”

George Orwell Another suggested piece of reading matter from our first meeting. Does it sound familiar somehow? Review of The Pub and the People by Mass-Observation (The Listener, 1943) This material remains under copyright and is reproduced by kind permission of the Orwell Estate and Penguin Books. My favourite public-house, the Moon Under Water, is only two minutes from a busContinue reading “The Moon Under Water”

Thanks to everyone for their enthusiastic support of our new venture at our first meeting last night. We now have a list of books to look forward to reading and also a wide range of other suggestions from our first discussion…. Tell us a book that has made an impression on you… Here are someContinue reading “A great start…”