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Ascension

Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by Jenny.

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The book we have chosen for our March reading group is ‘Ascension’, the new novel by Steven Galloway, author of ‘The Cellist of Sarajevo’

Alone in Berlin

Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by Jenny.

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The book we have chosen for our February reading group is Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada. Vivid, haunting & raw.

Cutting for Stone

Posted on 08. Jan, 2010 by Jenny.

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The book we have chosen for our January reading group is Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese…a novel that can be described in 3 words as epic, sprawling and vivid.

Lovely Bones

Posted on 27. Nov, 2009 by Jenny.

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The book which we have chosen for our December Reading Group is the ‘Lovely Bones’ by Alice Sebold, a novel about life and death, forgiveness and vengeance, memory and forgetting…

Housekeeping

Posted on 05. Nov, 2009 by Jenny.

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The book which we have chosen for our November Reading Group is the excellent ‘Housekeeping’ by Marilynne Robinson

The Other Hand

Posted on 07. Oct, 2009 by Jenny.

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The book we have chosen for our Reading Group in October is The Other Hand by Chris Cleave.

The Time Traveller’s Wife

Posted on 13. Aug, 2009 by Jenny.

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Magical, moving and unforgettable.

The Piano Teacher

Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by Jenny.

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Welcome to the Canny Reading Group. The third book we have chosen is The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee. An intriguing, evocative and insightful novel about an Englishman in Hong Kong in the 1940s.

Welcome to the Canny Reading Group. The second book we’ve chosen is The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry. It tells the emotional story of an elderly lady and her battle against prejudice in an evolving Ireland. Full of twists and turns and deeply affecting.

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The Book Thief

Posted on 14. May, 2009 by Jenny.

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Welcome to our Reading Group. The first book we’re looking at is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. This moving, original book, ultimately celebratory and life-affirming, is the story of a young girl’s experience in Nazi Germany.