Previous Events

Meeting Day/Time

Location

Discussed

Monday 10th November at 7:30PM

The Alex pub

Lynne’s selection ‘The Five People You Meet In Heaven’ by Mitch Albom

Monday 13th October at 7:30PM

Irene’s home

Irene’s selection ’The Road Home’ by Rose Tremain

Monday 8th September at 7:30PM

The Alex pub

Liz’s selection “The Garden Party and Other Stories” by Katherine Mansfield

Monday 11th July 2008 at 7:30PM

Rosemary’s home

Selected books that were passed over in 2008

Monday 9th June 2008 at 7:30PM

The Alex pub

Beryl Bainbridge's "An Awfully Big Adventure" 

Monday 12th May 2008 at 7:30PM

Trish’s home

“Author,Author” by David Lodge

Monday 14th April 2008 at 7:30PM

The Alex pub

“Digging to America” by Anne Tyler

Monday 10th March at 7:30PM

The Alex pub

"The Zahir" by Paulo Coelho

Monday 11th February at 7:30PM

Caroline’s home

“Mother’s Milk” by Edward St Aubyn

Monday 14th January at 7:30PM

Trish’s home

"Desert Flower" by Waris Dirie

Monday 10th December at 7:30PM

Rosemary’s home

"Anil's Ghost" of Michael Ondaatje

 Friday7th December at 7:30PM 

Cafe Adriatica

 General discussion at Christmas Event

Monday 12/11/07 at 7:30PM

Caroline’s home

‘Crow Lake’, by Mary Lawson 

Monday 08/10/07 at 7:30PM 

The ‘Live and Let Live’ pub

‘The Poisonwood Bible’ by Barbara Kingsolver

Monday 10/09/07 at 7:30PM

Irene’s home

passed-over books - selected the books from previously suggested books. 

Monday 13/08/07 at 6:30PM

The Cambridge Blue

‘The Wasp Factory’ by Iain Banks.

Monday 9/07/07 at 6:30PM

The Cambridge Blue

‘101 Reykjavik’ by Hallgrimur Helgason

Monday 11/06/07 at 6:30PM 

The Cambridge Blue

‘The Inheritance of Loss’ by Kiran Desai

Monday 14/05/07 at 7:30PM 

Rosemary’s home

‘The Interpretation of Murder’ by Jed Rubenfeld

Monday 09/04/07 at 7:30PM

Trish’s home

‘Oracle Night’ Paul Auster  

Monday 12/03/07 at 7:30PM

Caroline’s home

‘Brideshead Revisited’ by Evelyn Waugh

Monday 12/02/07 at 7:30PM

Ruth’s home

 ‘War Trash’ by Ha Jin

Monday 08/01/07 at 7:30PM

Irene’s home

 ‘Purple Hibiscus’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

Monday 11/12/06 at 7:30PM

Rosemary’s home

 ‘Underground’ by Tobias Hill 

 Tuesday 05/12/06 at 7:30PM 

 Members Only Social Event - Cafe Adriatic on Mill Road 

Organised by Trish

 Monday 20/11/06 at 7:30PM

Live and Let Live pub, (corner of Mawson and Cross street).

 ‘Slow Man’ by J M Coetzee

 Monday 09/10/06 at 7.30PM    

Caroline’s home

 ‘LA Confidential’ by James Ellroy and ‘The Maltese Falcon’ by Dashiell Hammett.    

 Friday 22/09/06 at 7:30PM

 

Live and Let Live Pub

Social Event: for a meal and drinks. Some members read poems by John Betjeman.

 

Monday 11/09/06

 Liz’s home

This meeting was cancelled. ‘The Maltese Falcon’ by Dashiell Hammett will be discussed at the October Meeting.

Tuesday 15/08/06 at 7.30PM

Tracey’s home 

‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’ by John Berendt  **We also viewed part of the movie of the book. 

Monday 10/07/06 at 7.30PM

Caroline’s home

‘Cloud Atlas’ by David Mitchell