Group Leader

Rosemary Hogbin, Tel: 845101, email: cyandro@talktalk.net

Is going to be the contact for 1 year. (From 1st March 2011)

Meetings at a different venue each month.

The Book Reading Group have chosen “The Accident” by Lynwood Barclay. We had a very interesting discussion on “The Lemon Tree” and decided that it was not a good choice. The next meeting is on 13th of June at the home of Liz Scivier at 2.30pm

Rosemary

The March meeting will be at the home of Liz Scivier, the date has yet to be arranged. Liz, as the host chooses the book and has selected “Before I Go to Sleep”. This is a debut novel by S.J.Watson which has been highly acclaimed as a thrilling, unsettling crime story featuring a frightening plot of falling asleep and waking with amnesia.

We had a very successful and enjoyable meeting at the home of Janet Worth, where we discussed in detail the book,”Born Under a Million Shadows”. We were pleased to welcome a new member.

 This month’s book is a classic,”The Grass is Singing” by Doris Lessing.

 Our next meeting is on Nov.16th at the home of Rosemary Hogbin.

The Book Reading Group have a new book for this month.

It is Born Under a Million Shadows by Andrea Busfield.

It tells of the children in Afghanistan who have been mentally and physically scarred by years of war but still live in a land where there is “laughter and light, compassion and spirit”.

Our next meeting is on the 11th of October at the home of Janet Worth.

 Rosemary

The BOOK READING group meets once a month at the home of Liz Scivier, where, having read our chosen book, We exchange views on our enjoyment of the book and the we discuss it in some depth.  characters.  We analyse the reactions of the characters to each other and how they respond to various situations that arise in the plot.

There is always plenty of feedback within the group, ideas about the ease of reading, the intricacies of the plot and the aptness of the ending, whether it was predictable or not and in either case, what was it in the plot gave away the end or because of the writing, came as a surprise

Often our discussions create diversions on to other books and comparisons are made.  These meetings are always friendly, full of laughter and we are frequently surprised how the time has flown.  We are indebted to Liz for her generous hospitality.

So far this year we have read and studied The Postmistress by Sarah Blake, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and last month Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson; a well crafted, witty and intricate plot of murder and well worth reading.  This month we have chosen The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.