We read one book a month, supplied free of charge by Lancashire Libraries service from their book group collection. These are handed out at the previous month’s meeting. In addition we provide our own copies of classic books chosen by our members to read at a more leisurely pace.
We aim to include all attending members in the discussion, opening the meeting by listening to each member in turn make a brief comment about their likes or dislikes before moving on to look at the book in more depth. We find ourselves reading books we wouldn’t normally choose, some we love, some we hate, some we never finish, often books disliked by the majority lead to the best discussion. What we all share is a love of reading.
The books below can be collected at the meeting on the date shown and will be discussed at the following meeting.
Meeting |
Book for the meeting |
Book to pick up |
| September 14th | Capital (J Lanchester) | To Kill a Mockingbird (H Lee) |
| October 12th | To Kill a Mockingbird (H Lee) | The Second Life of Sally Mottram (D Nobbs) |
| November 9th | The Second Life of Sally Mottram (D Nobbs) | Diary of a Nobody (Grossmith) |
| December 14th | Diary of a Nobody (Grossmith) | When God was a Rabbit (Winman) |
| January 11th (2016) | When God was a Rabbit (Winman) | Garden of Evening Mists (Tan Wan Eng) |
| February 8th | Garden of Evening Mists (Tan Wan Eng) | Suite Francaise (I Nemirovsky) |
| March 14th | Suite Francaise (I Nemirovsky) | Gilead (M Robinson) |
| April 11th | Gilead (M Robinson) | The Statement (Brian Moore) |
| May 9th | The Statement (Brian Moore) |
The current long read is ‘The Light Between the Oceans’ by M L Steadman, to be discussed at our October meeting.
This will be followed by ‘Go Set a Watchman’, the prequel to ‘To Kill a Mocking Bird’ to be discussed in January or February.
Our annual Christmas Lunch will follow the December meeting.
