This book is written by Chris Chibnall who had a big hand in writing “Broadchurch” which was shown on ITV. It was billed as his first novel and I felt it was well worth giving it a read. It centres around the death of the landlord at the White Hart at Fleetcombe, near the West… Read more

Not many members enjoyed this book and wouldn't recommend it. Some felt it wasn't one they would have chosen to read. One man’s incredible story of surviving 438 days lost at sea, On November 17, 2012, Salvador Alvarenga left the coast of Mexico for a two-day fishing trip. A vicious storm killed his engine and… Read more

Overall the group agreed that this is an incredible story and they would recommend it as a good read. Some of the Group really enjoyed this book other found the blurring of fact and fiction somewhat confusing. This is a fictionalised version of a set of extraordinary events set during the early years of the… Read more

This is a novel set in Victorian times, following the journey of a piano tuner named Edgar Drake who is sent to Burma to tune a French piano for an eccentric army surgeon. The book explores themes of class conflict, cultural encounters, and the complexities of colonialism. It is described as a lovingly reconstructed Victorian… Read more

The group found this to be a fast paced thriller and would recommend this book.  The group enjoyed the strong woman as the main character (in a mostly male dominated world).  A very exciting book and an easy read.  As a high-ranking woman in the Royal Military Police, Major Helen Scott gets the job done… Read more

Overall, most of the group felt that it was an easy and fairly interesting read but would not necessarily recommend it to others. Ian is on a journey in search of Yorkshire's past, present and imaginary, trying to get to the heart of Britain's most independent minded county. He travels from Elsecar Old Colliery to York Minster,… Read more

On the whole, the group would recommend this book. As a group we could agree with the following review by The Independent on Sunday. 'If Truman Capote, Arthur Miller , Harper Lee and John Grisham all washed up on a desert island.... they might well come up with something like this.'  This is the story… Read more

Overall, the Group would recommend this as a Good Read. This book, set in 1962, tells the story of 16 year old Evie Epworth who lives in rural East Yorkshire and dreams of the bright lights of London (or at least Leeds). To realise her dreams, she has to overcome a manipulative and money grubbing… Read more

Most in the group loved this book, finding it quirky and absorbing-a good read.  However, a couple of members found the book difficult to get into and too fantastical and would not recommend it. After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night cleaner shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium. Ever since her eighteen-year-old… Read more

The group felt it was an interesting read about the decline of the cotton industry in Blackburn, Lancashire and the effect this had on mill workers, especially the author's family. This biography was easy to read, but one or two group members disbelieved some of the author's personal memories.  The book vividly described a time… Read more