We read a wide diversity of books, suggested by members and chosen with the agreement of the group. Usually we plan for 2 -3 months in advance to allow time for obtaining and reading the books. We meet 4 weekly on Thursdays 10.15 -12md. 

At each meeting a group member gives some background information about the author and the chosen book. This is followed by lively group discussion in which everyone is encouraged to express their opinion.

Next books: 2026

March 5th / Butter / Asako Uyuzuki

April 2nd / Tell Me Everything / Elizabeth Strout

April 30th / A Gentleman in Moscow / Amor Towles

2021
Title / Location of Narrative / Publication Date	Author / Author's Country of Birth
The Giver of Stars / USA / 2019	JoJo Moyes / England
Hamnet  / England / 2020	Maggie O’Farrell / Northern Ireland
2022
The Citadel / England / Wales / 1937	A.J. Cronin / Scotland
Goodbye to Berlin / Germany / 1939	Christopher Isherwood / England
The Thursday Murder Club / England / 2020	Richard Osman / England
Summerwater / Scotland / 2020	Sarah Moss / England
The Promise / South Africa / 2021	Damon Galgut / South Africa
The Black Dress / England / 2021	Debra Moggach / England
The History of Bees / England / USA / China / 2015	Maja Lunde / Norway
Station 11 / Canada / Malaysia / 2014	Emily StJohn Mandel / Canada
On the Black Hill / Wales / 1982	Bruce Chatwin / England
Disgrace / South Africa / 1999	J M Coetzee / South Africa
2023
Songbirds / Cyprus /2021	Christy Lefteri / England
The Other Bennet Sister / England / 2020	Janice Hadlow / England
The L Shaped Room / England / 1960	Lynn Reid Banks / England
The Trouble with Goats and Sheep /England / 2015	Joanna Cannon / England
Free / Albania / 2012	Lea Ypi / Albania
The Penguin Lessons / Argentina / 2015	Tom Michell / England
Behind the Scenes at the Museum / England / 1995	Kate Atkinson / England
Before the Fall / USA / 2016	Noah Hawley / USA
Before the Coffee gets Cold / Japan / 2015	Toshikazu Kawaguchi / Japan
Lessons in Chemistry / USA / 2022	Bonnie Garmus / USA
London Fields / England / 1989	Martin Amis / England
Unsettled Ground / England / 2021	Claire Fuller / England
Taste / England / Italy / 2021	Stanley Tucci / Italy
2024
Trust / USA / 2022	Hernan Diaz / Argentina
Homage to Catalonia / Spain / 1938	George Orwell / England
The Good Liar / England / 2015	Nicholas Searle / England
All Passion Spent / England / 1931	Vita Sackville West / England
My Brilliant Friend / Italy / 2011	Elena Ferrante / Italy
Still Life / England / Italy / 2021	Sarah Winman / England
The Last Runaway / USA / 2013	Tracy Chevalier / USA
Good Morning Mr Mandela / South Africa / 2014	Zelda La Grange / South Africa
Neither Wolf Nor Dog / USA / 1994	Kent Nerburn / USA
The Player of Games / A Far Away Galaxy / 1988	Iain.M.Banks / Scotland
Crooked Plow / Brazil / 2019	Itamar Vieira Junior / Brazil
Brighton Rock / England / 1938	Graham Greene / England
Cold Comfort Farm / England / 1932	Stella Gibbons / England
2025
Fugitive Pieces / Poland, Greece, Canada / 1996	Anne Michaels / Canada
The Perfect Golden Circle / England / 2022	Ben Myers / England
The Binding / England / 2018	Bridget Collins / England
A Man Called Ove / Sweden / 2012	Fredrick Backman / Sweden
The Handmaid's Tale / 'Gilead' [New England, USA] / 1985	Margaret Atwood / Canada
The Outcast / England / 2015	Sadie Jones / England
The Rosie Project / Australia / 2013	Graeme Simison / Australia
The Measure / The World / 2022	Nikki Erlick / USA
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World / Turkey / 2019	Elif Shafak / Turkey
The Cypriot / Cyprus / 2005	Andreas Koumi / England
The Devotion of Suspect X / Japan / 2005	Keigo Higashino / Japan
My Sister's Keeper / USA / 2004	Jodi Picoult / USA
Anne of Green Gables / Canada / 1908	L.M.Montgomery / Canada
2026
By the Sea / England, Tanzania, Europe / 2001	Abdulrazak Gurnah / Tanzania
The Appeal / England / 2012	Janice Hallett / UK