Sunday, March 23, 2025

Reading group: Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin

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This very short Argentinian novel, suggested by Doug, was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize. We were all immediately attrac...
Monday, January 13, 2025

Reading group: Orbital by Samantha Harvey

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Clare suggested this 2024 Booker winner, and we were all very interested to read it for its unusual and extremely topical subject matter. Se...
Sunday, January 12, 2025

Reading group: The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien

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The recent death of Edna O'Brien prompted Ann to suggest this, O'Brien's first novel - and the first in a trilogy of novels abou...
Monday, September 30, 2024

Reading group: Giovanni's Room

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This book was the departing suggestion of Mark, who has been a member of the group since its inception twenty-two years ago but has now left...
Tuesday, July 09, 2024

Reading group: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

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Spoiler warning (for those who don't yet know the plot of this very famous book). One day I caught a snippet of a Radio 4 programme in w...
Thursday, July 04, 2024

Reading group: Marzahn, Mon Amour by Katja Oskamp

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Clare suggested this translation by Jo Heinrich of a short, episodic and autobiographical German novel set in the east Berlin suburb of Marz...
Friday, April 12, 2024

Reading group: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

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Only four of us to discuss this book suggested by Doug (who couldn't be present), and all four of us found it a worthwhile, if not gripp...