December is Christmas Meal time and to mark the season, we will be reading “Skipping Christmas” by John Grisham.
13 November 2018
17 October 2018
November 2018 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
The book chosen for the November 2018 group is Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman.
We will be meeting on Thursday 8th November.
If you are interested in joining the group drop us an email; we would love to see you
About the book: Eleanor Oliphant leads a simple life. She wears the same clothes to work every day, eats the same meal deal for lunch every day and buys the same two bottles of vodka to drink every weekend.
Eleanor Oliphant is happy. Nothing is missing from her carefully timetabled life. Except, sometimes, everything.
One simple act of kindness is about to shatter the walls Eleanor has built around herself. Now she must learn how to navigate the world that everyone else seems to take for granted – while searching for the courage to face the dark corners she’s avoided all her life.
Change can be good. Change can be bad. But surely any change is better than… fine?
4 March 2018
April 2018 - Moths by Karl Manders
Hello!
Despite the silence, the Welwyn Garden City book group is still going strong and always on the look out for new members!
This month we're reading Ian's choice of Moths by Karl Manders, and will be meeting on Thursday 12th April to discuss it. Here's a synopsis for you:
From rural Holland in World War II to the Soviet labour camps by way of a curious jazz band in Minsk and Moscow, Moths tells the parallel stories of a father and son who live through interesting times.
A self-indulgent Dutch businessman finds himself caught up in the liberation of Auschwitz by the Russian army, and playing piano for an unusual band at a time when jazz is a risky business in Stalinist Russia... Meanwhile, the boy, who has barely known his father, is brought up by his doting, childless aunt in the flat farmlands of east Holland. One day he comes upon an old moated castle full of moths, and meets the curious young girl who breeds and keeps the creatures captive there.
As the fifties come to an end, their parallel tracks converge in a powerful dénoument. Vivid, magical, heartbreaking and with astonishing range and layers of meaning, Moths is a gripping and beautiful literary debut.
We've read some great books over the last few months - here are a few of them:
The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain - chosen by Jenna
The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories by PD James - a festive choice for our annual Christmas dinner!
Submission by Michel Houellebecq - chosen by Ian
The Power by Naomi Alderman - chosen by Louise
Horns by Joe Hill - chosen by Caroline
Red Shift by Alan Garner - chosen by Ellie
Trumpet by Jackie Kay - chosen by Alistair
The Reader on the 6.27 by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent - chosen by Beth
The Illusion of Separateness by Simon Van Booy - chosen by Clare
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd - chosen by Kloe
A Private Moon by Peter Benson - chosen by Martyn
If you're aged 20-45 and interested in joining us (on the second Thursday evening of every month), drop us an email at wgcbookgroup@gmail.com.
Despite the silence, the Welwyn Garden City book group is still going strong and always on the look out for new members!
This month we're reading Ian's choice of Moths by Karl Manders, and will be meeting on Thursday 12th April to discuss it. Here's a synopsis for you:
From rural Holland in World War II to the Soviet labour camps by way of a curious jazz band in Minsk and Moscow, Moths tells the parallel stories of a father and son who live through interesting times.
A self-indulgent Dutch businessman finds himself caught up in the liberation of Auschwitz by the Russian army, and playing piano for an unusual band at a time when jazz is a risky business in Stalinist Russia... Meanwhile, the boy, who has barely known his father, is brought up by his doting, childless aunt in the flat farmlands of east Holland. One day he comes upon an old moated castle full of moths, and meets the curious young girl who breeds and keeps the creatures captive there.
As the fifties come to an end, their parallel tracks converge in a powerful dénoument. Vivid, magical, heartbreaking and with astonishing range and layers of meaning, Moths is a gripping and beautiful literary debut.
We've read some great books over the last few months - here are a few of them:
The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain - chosen by Jenna
The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories by PD James - a festive choice for our annual Christmas dinner!
Submission by Michel Houellebecq - chosen by Ian
The Power by Naomi Alderman - chosen by Louise
Horns by Joe Hill - chosen by Caroline
Red Shift by Alan Garner - chosen by Ellie
Trumpet by Jackie Kay - chosen by Alistair
The Reader on the 6.27 by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent - chosen by Beth
The Illusion of Separateness by Simon Van Booy - chosen by Clare
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd - chosen by Kloe
A Private Moon by Peter Benson - chosen by Martyn
If you're aged 20-45 and interested in joining us (on the second Thursday evening of every month), drop us an email at wgcbookgroup@gmail.com.
12 February 2016
24 January 2016
February's book - The Big Sleep
We'll be meeting on the second Thursday of February to discuss The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler.Last month's book received mixed responses. The Blazing World by Siri Hustvedt didn't quite draw us in.
15 September 2015
October 2015 - A Man Called Ove
Hi all,In October we will be chatting about A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman.
Enjoy!
27 July 2015
Remiss again!
We've read some great books in the last few months.July 15 - Dark Matter by Michelle Paver
June 15 - The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
May 15 - The Death of Grass by John Christopher
April 15 - Reminder by Tom McCarthy
March 15 - A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Feb 15 - Inheritance by Nicholas Shakespeare
Next up for August is The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith.
If any of these sound like your sort of thing, why not come along and join us? More details on the About Us page!
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