We’ve got some great books for our Readings Groups to get stuck into this year. With novels from renowned authors like Carlos Ruiz Zafon as well as debuts such as The Rescue Man by Liverpool author Anthony Quinn there's something to appeal to everyone.
The groups are proving really popular and several are now full, however, you can add your name to the waiting list and we'll let you know when a place becomes available or a new group is started. Contact Trudy Jones to find out more.
Here’s a sneak preview of what we’ll be reading;
The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Set in Barcelona in the early 20th century this macabre Gothic novel centres on a young journalist whose talent leads him to become a successful novelist. Before long it turns into an intricate tale of love, murder and obsession. With touches of Wilkie Collins, Dickens and even the Penny Dreadfuls - it’s a real page-turner.
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel – Winner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize. Mantel’s retelling of English history between 1527 to 1535 with Cromwell as the hero succeeds in making this well-known subject both gripping and, on occasion, shocking to the reader. It can also be very funny at times. Read Times review.
The Boy With the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne – This simple, yet hugely affecting, tale of the holocaust is told from the perspective of the 9 year old son of a Nazi commandant who is both innocent to and ignorant of what is happening around him. The Guardian describe it as a ‘small wonder of a book' - see what you think. Read Guardian review
If you would like to start your own reading group we’d love to hear from you. Please contact Janette Fleming
The groups are proving really popular and several are now full, however, you can add your name to the waiting list and we'll let you know when a place becomes available or a new group is started. Contact Trudy Jones to find out more.
Here’s a sneak preview of what we’ll be reading;
The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Set in Barcelona in the early 20th century this macabre Gothic novel centres on a young journalist whose talent leads him to become a successful novelist. Before long it turns into an intricate tale of love, murder and obsession. With touches of Wilkie Collins, Dickens and even the Penny Dreadfuls - it’s a real page-turner.
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel – Winner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize. Mantel’s retelling of English history between 1527 to 1535 with Cromwell as the hero succeeds in making this well-known subject both gripping and, on occasion, shocking to the reader. It can also be very funny at times. Read Times review.
The Boy With the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne – This simple, yet hugely affecting, tale of the holocaust is told from the perspective of the 9 year old son of a Nazi commandant who is both innocent to and ignorant of what is happening around him. The Guardian describe it as a ‘small wonder of a book' - see what you think. Read Guardian review
If you would like to start your own reading group we’d love to hear from you. Please contact Janette Fleming
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