What we’re about
This is a group for anyone who is interested in reading and good company! I started this group to meet other people and enjoy a good discussion about great books. Books will be chosen from recommended lists as well as some classics. Feel free to join us, even if you haven't finished the book!
Upcoming events (3)
See all- Read 'A Line to Kill' by Anthony HorowitzLink visible for attendees
Join us for this discussion on 'A Line to Kill' by Anthony Horowitz. The meeting will be on Skype. If you haven't joined the book group before, please send a message to Deborah Galea with your Skype ID so we can add you to the call.
Book description
When ex-detective inspector Daniel Hawthorne and his sidekick, author Anthony Horowitz, are invited to an exclusive literary festival on Alderney, an idyllic island off the south coast of England, they don’t expect to find themselves in the middle of murder investigation - or to be trapped with a cold-blooded killer in a remote place with a murky, haunted past.Arriving on Alderney, Hawthorne and Horowitz soon meet the festival’s other guests - an eccentric gathering that includes a best-selling children’s author, a French poet, a TV chef turned cookbook author, a blind psychic, and a war historian - along with a group of ornery locals embroiled in an escalating feud over a disruptive power line.
When a local grandee is found dead under mysterious circumstances, Hawthorne and Horowitz become embroiled in the case. The island is locked down, no one is allowed on or off, and it soon becomes horribly clear that a murderer lurks in their midst. But who?
Both a brilliant satire on the world of books and writers and an immensely enjoyable locked-room mystery, this audiobook is a triumph - a riddle of a story full of brilliant misdirection, beautifully set-out clues, and diabolically clever denouements.
- Read 'Absolutely & Forever' by Rose TremainLink visible for attendees
Join us for this discussion of 'Absolutely & Forever' by Rose Tremain. The meeting will be on Skype. If you haven't joined the book group before, please send a message to Deborah Galea with your Skype ID so we can add you to the call.
Book description
Marianne Clifford, 15, only child of a peppery army colonel and his vain wife, Lal, falls helplessly and absolutely for Simon Hurst, 18, whose cleverness and physical beauty suggest that he will go forward into a successful and monied future, helped on by doting parents. But fate intervenes. Simon’s plans are blown off course, and Marianne is forced to bury her dreams of a future together.Narrating her own story, characterising herself as ignorant and unworthy, Marianne’s telling use of irony and smart thinking gradually suggest to us that she has underestimated her own worth. We begin to believe that―in the end, supported by her courageous Scottish friend, Petronella―she will find the life she never stops craving. But what we can’t envisage is that beneath his blithe exterior, Simon Hurst has been nursing a secret which will alter everything.
- Read 'Little Liar' by Lisa BallentyneLink visible for attendees
Join us for this discussion of Little Liar by Lisa Ballentyne. The meeting will be on Skype. If you haven't joined the book group before, please send a message to Deborah Galea with your Skype ID so we can add you to the call.
Book description:
THE TOP-TEN BESTSELLER! Richard and Judy and international bestselling author of The Guilty One returns with a nail-biting ride of 'he said/she said' between a teacher and his pupil. For fans of Anatomy of a Scandal and TVs Cheat and The Victim.The accused
While Nick Dean is enjoying an evening at home with his family, he is blissfully unaware that one of his pupils has just placed an allegation of abuse against him - and that Nick's imminent arrest will see the start of everything he knows and loves disintegrating around him. Because, mud sticks, right? No matter if you're innocent or guilty.The accuser
When Angela Furness decides that enough is enough - she hates her parents, hates her friends and, most of all, despises what has recently happened at school - she does the only thing she knows will get her attention: calls the police. But Angela is unaware that the shocking story she is about to tell will see her life begin to topple. Because, once you've said what you've said, there's no way back, right? No matter if you're innocent or guilty. In a gripping tale of two families torn apart by one catastrophic betrayal, Little Liar illustrates the fine line between guilt and innocence, and shows that everyone has their secrets, even those we ought to trust the most...Praise for Lisa Ballantyne: 'One of the most readable, emotionally intense novels of the year' Richard and Judy 'Thought-provoking, brave and challenging, this book is an unsettling and compulsive read' Rosamund Lupton 'A page-turner with real emotional depth' Daily Express 'Moving, insightful' Guardian 'Grips like a vice' Daily Mail 'Sophisticated, suspenseful, unsettling' Lee Child 'I couldn't get this book out of my head. It kept me up all night and guessing the whole way through. I loved it' Jenny Colgan 'An outstanding work of fiction' Daily Record 'Tense, unsettling' Morning Star