For this untraditional book group there is no need to read a specific book. Instead, join us for a relaxed evening where the only thing you need to bring is enthusiasm for your favourite reads. Fiction, nonfiction, physical books, e books, library books, audio books- all are welcome, and there will be no judgement about our reading choices. An ideal opportunity to meet up with fellow book worms.
| Status: | Active, open to new members |
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| When: | On Mondays 7:30 pm-9:00 pm Third Monday of the month |
| Venue: | The Talisman |
Our 5* recommends in June
A good book is as essential to summer as sunscreen and ice cream, so here are the latest 5* recommends
Hide and Seek by Soren Sveistrup A chilling slice of Nordic Noir crime fiction. A creepy child's counting rhyme bridges two disturbing crimes three decades apart.
Before I Saw You by Emily Houghton Highly recommended by several of our members, this is a page-turning, heartwarming romance about two strangers thrown together by circumstance but who cannot see each other, only talk. Our reviewer said that this book actually made her "look forward to going to bed!"
The Lost Letters of William Woolf by Helen Cullen Ideal for fans of "Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine," lost-letter detective William Woolf finds new meaning to his life when he discovers letters addressed simply to "My Great Love."
This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page A charming romance finds Tilly learning to live again with the help of twelve posthumously selected titles from her late husband. You will need the tissues for this one.
The English Masterpiece by Katherine Reay Set in the art world of 1970s London, this is a fast-paced read, full of glamour and tension, secrets and lies as one woman races against the clock to uncover the truth about a Picasso masterpiece.
A Family Matter by Claire Lynch An emotional and quietly shocking novel about a terminally-ill father, his daughter and her mother's hidden past.
Secrets of the Bees by Jane Johnson Set in the beautiful Cornish countryside, this is an engrossing tale of family relationships, secrets and a past which isn't quite as it seems.
This Allotment by Sarah Rigby This non-fiction favourite brings together thirteen contemporary writers in celebration of the allotment - that unique space which means so much more than simply what is grown upon it.
All the Broken Places by John Boyd The sequel to the global bestselling "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas."
Our 5* recommends in May
'Brighton Rock' by Graeme Greene, the modern classic set in the malevolent atmosphere of the 1930s Brighton underworld.
'Before I Saw You' by Emily Houghton, a charming, heart-warming romance about two people who fall in love as they recover from traumatic injuries in the same hospital ward, without ever having seen each other.
'Whale Fall' by Elizabeth O'Connor, which follows 18-yearold Manod and her quest to break free from her suffocating life on an island off the Welsh coast in 1938.
'The God of the Woods' by Liz Moore, a page-turning thriller which centres on the secretive Van Laar family and the disappearance of two of their children.
'Self-Help From the Middle Ages' by Peter Jones, a non-fiction book which takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the Middle Ages in order to find self-help advice for the many anxieties of the twenty-first century.