We met this month at Frances' house where we were met with very tasty refreshments as always.
We thought The Gallery of Vanished Husbands started well, but petered out somewhat and had some threads that didn't seem to follow through. We would have liked to read more about the Jewish issues which came up in the book as we found that very interesting.
Little Lies jumped around a lot, which was a little off putting at first but we agreed the book was a good psychological thriller and we were kept guessing. It was thought that the love interest part of the book was contrived and a bit twee, but overall we really liked the book.
The Last Telegram was enjoyed, it was good to read learn more about the history of women prior to and during wartime. The history of silk was interesting and the descriptions of London in the war were very good.
Pride and Prejudice was liked too, and we thought it was very funny. Some people had read it before so it was an old favourite.
Our next book choices are (links go to Amazon, where you can read more about them)
The Runaway Woman by Josephine Cox (this is our main choice. If you are only going to read one of our book choices please try to make it this one)
Alphabetical: How Every Letter Tells a Story by Michael Rosen
The Girl With All The Gifts by M R Carey
The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessey by Rachel Joyce
You may remember that a few months ago Sandra told us about a lady she is in touch with, a doctor who has set up a charity to perform cataract operations on people in India. Lucy Mathen, the charity's founder, wrote a book called 'A Runaway Goat' about her experiences in India with the charity. The book is available from the website at a cost of £20, which goes direct to the charity and funds a cataract operation for one person. Some of us thought we would like to read Sandra's copy and then perhaps make a small donation which Sandra will then pass on to the charity. If you are interested in reading the book, please mention it to Sandra.
You can read more about the work of the charity at www.secondsight.org.uk
As always we will be doing our 'Secret Santa'. Please wrap up a book that you have read and enjoyed. We will swap the books randomly between us, and when we next meet in January, each pair who have read the same book can discuss it.
Happy Reading!
