| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Leader: |
Sue Griffiths
Tel: Eve 833222
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| When: | Monthly on Thursday afternoons 4th week 2:00p.m. - 3:00pm |
| Venue: | Hampton Guide And Scout Hall |
| Cost: | Varies |
We are a small group that meets monthly to discuss the chosen book for that month and share our thoughts. Our passion for books and reading brings us together, and it's important to us that we all have the opportunity to talk about our reading, whether our chosen book or any other book.
If you are interested in joining us, please contact Sue Griffiths.
| BOOK CLUB CHOICES 2026 | ||
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| MONTH | BOOK TITLE | AUTHOR |
| Jan 2026 Feb | The Country Girls (trilogy - read the first or more) The Dictionary of Lost Words | Edna O'Brien Pip Williams |
| March | Personal choice (to include a couple of short poems if wished) | Various |
| April | The long Shadow | Celia Fremlin |
| May | A River in the Trees | Jacqueline O'Mahoney |
| June | The Sea | John Banville |
| July | A Little Trickerie | Rosanne Pike |
| August | Demon Copperhea | Barbara Kingsolver |
| September | Personal choice | Various |
| October | Notes on a Scandal | Zoe Heller |
| November | A Terrible Kindness | Jo Browning Wroe |
| December (no meeting) |
Book Reviews from Earlier Meetings
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July 25: Winter in Madrid by C J Sansom
A spy novel/thriller/romance, set in Madrid in 1940 in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War.The main character is a wounded veteran, Harry Brett, who received his wounds during the Dunkirk withdrawal. Harry is recruited by the British Secret Service to contact Sandy Forsyth, a shady Madrid-based businessman and former school friend of Harry’s. Harry’s… read more...
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June 25: Last Orders by Graham Swift
The book follows the story of 4 men; Ray, Lenny, Vince and Vic, who embark on a journey from London to Margate to fulfil the last wish of their deceased friend, Jack Dodds, a butcher. Some of them served together in the Forces. Jack’s ashes are to be scattered by the sea, and his widow… read more...
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May 25: The Magnetic North by Sara Wheeler
The author describes various trips to the Arctic, travelling counterclockwise around the North Pole, through territories belonging to Russia, the US, Canada, Denmark, Norway and Finland. She witnesses the mounting pollution concentrated at the Pole and the effects of this, and recounts how the exploitation of natural resources in this region, as well as global… read more...
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April 25: Eight Months on Ghazza Street by Hilary Mantel
This novel tells the story of an Englishwoman, Frances Shore, who moves to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia to join her husband, Andrew, who is working as an engineer there. The book is based on the author’s own experience of living in Saudi Arabia for 4 years. Our comments included: Marks out of ten: 7, 7,… read more...
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March 25: Personal Choice
We each choose any book to talk about for a maximum of 5 minutes. read more...