Book Group No1 Hosted by Pat Oldale.
This group meets on the 3rd Thursday in the month.
The members of this group all read the same book then gather to discuss it in depth in members' homes.
If you are interested in this group, require further information or ask about availability please contact Pat Oldale at oldalep@yahoo.co.uk
Book Group No 2 Hosted by Cath Lockett.
Members select from a suggested list of book titles to read over the course of the year. Convivial discussion and good company. Each month the chosen book is reviewed and awarded a score. One book will be awarded 'Book of the Year' at the end.
If you are interested in this group, require more information or ask about availability please contact Cath Lockett at catherine.a.lockettgmail.com
Classics in Translation. Hosted by Ian Goldsack. An introduction to cultures which have influenced or formed our own by reading from Greek and Roman poets and playwrights, historians and philosophers. No knowledge of Latin or Greek is required.
If you are interested in this group, require more information or ask about availability please contact Ian Goldsack at ian.goldsack@btinternet.com
Non Fiction Book Group - Hosted by Anne Richardson
The aim is to cover a wide range of subjects, the criteria for choosing individual titles being that they are well-written, capable of being read by the layman, and that they are stimulating and lend themselves to discussion. Suggestions welcome.
To whet your appetite click here for a list of the books discussed in 2012/13.
If you are interested in this group, require further information or ask about availability please contact annecycle@yahoo.com
Play reading - Hosted by Louise Goldsack Reading together plays, old and new, for enjoyment and discussion but not with a view to performing.
If you are interested in this group, require further information or ask about availability please contact Louise at ian.goldsack@btinternet.com
If you are interested in this group, require further information or ask about availability please contact heath.don@virgin.net
Themes will be chosen by the group to inform our reading throughout the year. Perhaps our overarching theme might be to answer the question: "What makes a novel a good read these days?" and other "themes" we might consider are: prizewinning books; Arab/ Japanese/ S American authors; "Novels are written only for women?"; magical realism; investigating one author; classical books. Each month there will be one book under discussion.
If you are interested in this group, require further information or ask about availability please contact iekyles@waitrose.com