The book club meets one evening or afternoon per month. The reading list contains a mix of fiction and non-fiction, contemporary and classic, and is compiled at the end of each social year using members’ suggestions. Discussion is held in English, but the books can be read in any language. The reading lists are posted below. New members are always welcome!
Book Club April
The Sunday Times called her “Britain’s Patricia Highsmith and the grandmother of psycho-domestic noir”. After enjoying great popularity in the 1950s and 60s, for many years Celia Fremlin was not
Book Club March
Described as “Succession with a much-needed dose of feminism”, Lioness is the fourth novel by Women’s prize, long-listed author, Emily Perkins. We will meet to discuss this contemporary New Zealand
Book club February
Stella Gibbons wrote over 20 novels but Cold Comfort Farm is by far her best known. Come and join us to discuss the feisty Flora Poste and the peculiar Starkadder
Book Club January
Happy New Year! If your new year’s resolutions included one to “read more books” you have come to the right place! If you haven’t tried out Book Club yet, you
Book Club December
For our December meeting we are discussing Collodi’s “Pinocchio”! If your only experience of Pinocchio is the Disney classic, prepare to be surprised by what has been described as one
