| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Group leader: | |
| When: | On Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm On 4th Monday every month |
| Venue: | The Reubens, Leeming Bar |
| Cost: | No charge for venue hire but members attending are expected to buy a refreshment. |
Future Books:
Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Garden of Eden by Ernest Hemingway
This is a friendly group, attended by several members. Books are decided by the group. Please come to our next meeting to find out more information. Details below.
Forthcoming events
Recent Books
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Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
27th October 2025 Whilst most of the Group thought the book captured 17th century social life and religion, it was felt that the relationship between Griet and Vermeer could have been developed further. Overall it was considered a very readable book but possibly the writing was uneven in its handling of the characters. This historical…
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Butter by Asako Yusuki
Although a few group members couldn’t get into the book and thus did not read the whole thing, overall, the group found it to be well written and interesting. Inspired by the real case of the ‘Konkatsu Killer’ this book tells the story of a female, Japanese reporter called Rika who attempts to get the…
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"Three Days in June" by Anne Tyler
Overall it was agreed that this book would encourage us to read more from this author whose simple style has been honed to leave the reader some work to do in getting to know the characters. We had a good discussion about the book and decided that Anne Tyler (who is in her 80s) makes…
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"Precipice" by Robert Harris
"Precipice" by Robert Harris was the first book to be read and discussed by Book Group 2. Not all enjoyed the book but most found the writing style easy to read and everyone learnt a lot about events leading up to the WW1. The book tells the true story of the affair between the beautiful socialite Venetia…