Book Club 2

Book Club 2 Convenor is Ray Haresign.

It will be held on the Last Wednesday of the month, from 2.15-3.30 p.m.

Please Note: there will not be a Book Club 2 meeting in December 2025 (but we will meet up for a Christmas social get together. Date to be decided).

Previous Meetings:

At meeting on 28th January 2026 there were very positive reviews of Sweet Caress by William Boyd. This book got a good overall score of 41/2 out of 5.

A good meeting on 24th September 2025 to discuss Miss Bensons Beetle.  A book that was enjoyed by everyone and scored a 4.5 rating.

If you can, please come to the October meeting with a book suggestion for next year 2026!  Maybe a book you have enjoyed or one you have on your reading list.

Another good meeting on 26th February 2025 to review The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah which was a very popular choice selected by Avril.  This was the highest scoring book so far.  

A lively meeting (28th May) to discuss Beyond the Sea by Paul Lynch.  Most of us thought it was overlong and repetitive and consequently it received a rating of only 2 out of 5.

We had an enjoyable meeting on Wednesday 25th June 2025 during which Kevin O'Regan discussed his books, provided an overview of his professional career, and revealed how he goes about putting a book together. It was interesting to hear how difficult it is to get a book published.

Thanks go to Guy for arranging this visit and to Ray's wife, Mary for making the tea.

The July 2025 meeting resulted in a lively discussion about the choice of book which was, Trumpet by Jackie Kay chosen by Gillian. Thank you to those who sent their reviews.

We spent some time deciding on future reads which the group thought should include a classic.

Up-coming topics:

Date:	Title:	Author:	Chosen by:
29th January 2025	The Shadow of the Wind	Carlos Ruiz Zafon	Raymond
26th February 2025	The Nightingale	Kristin Hannah	Avril
26th March 2025	Beyond the Sea	Paul Lynch	Gillian
30th April 2025	The Ministry of the Future	Kim Stanley Robinson	Richard
28th May 2025	The Invention of Wings	Sue Monk Kidd	Roz
25th June 2025 (With a visit from the Author.)	Eager for the Air	Kevin O Regan	Guy
30th July 2025	Trumpet	Jackie Kay.
27th August 2025	The Girl who Smiled Beads	Clementine Wamariya.
24th September 2025	Miss Bensons Beetle	Rachel Joyce.
29th October 2025	Go as a River	Shelley Read.
26th November 2025	Emma	Jane Austen.
December 2025 / January 2026	Sweet Caress	William Boyd
25th February 2026	The Silence of the Girls	Pat Barker
25th March 2026	The full Moon Coffee Shop	Mai  Mochizuk
29th April 2026	How it Ends	Saskia Sarginson

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