Reviews

Our December Book was “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Husseini. The writer is a brilliant storyteller and portrays his

During the first lockdown our Group continued to partially receive our Monthly book selection from Devon Libraries, and we kept

This book is brilliantly written by acclaimed author, Kate Mosse. The theme is centred on the results of male grief

This  the author’s  first book wanted the main character to be at least 100 years old in order to have

This month’s book by Anne Tyler was welcomed by the group. Margaret was unable to attend our meeting but wrote

This book was a translation from French by Sandra Smith. It is the story of a husband and wife who

This month’s book certainly produced some lively and thought provoking comments from the group. It is described as an “American

Mesmerizing is probably a clear definition as how our Group described this book. The story begins in 1952 Afghanistan introducing

This is a story of historical fiction in the 1920s. The main character is Ellie who was born in a

“The Sellout” is an acerbic imaginative satire to challenge thinking on political  correctness, radical identity, the legacy of slavery, civil

This book has won many awards for the author Mark Haddon, both for Literature and in the theatre in London

Our latest reading book was Dark Matter by Michelle Paver, a British novelist and well known children’s writer. She was

This book is a collection of Short Stories written by Rose Tremaine. She is regarded as one of the most