NEW MEMBERS VERY WELCOME

We are very social and chatty groups who enjoy discussing books over tea, coffee and a biscuit on a Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning. We always mix up the groups so that people get to chat to different people and new members don't feel uncomfortable about joining a group where everybody knows each other.

The Book club looks at contemporary fiction of all genres. Members join either of the two groups and both read the same book. We meet once a month and discuss the book in small groups for approximately 45 minutes, followed by tea, coffee and biscuits then a group discussion. We will also rate each book 1 – 10.

Feedback on the books is often mixed, which is why a book club is so interesting. Even people that have not enjoyed the book enjoy debating their reasoning, and as we get into some of the underlying message of the books, it can be thought-provoking for all and often humourous. A real positive stated by our members is that it often makes people read outside their normal reading genres. Our members see this as a real benefit and it is changing their reading habits.

There is also a book swap opportunity, so if you have books you have already read, you can bring them along and select any others you are interested in.

We vote on which books we will be reading result in a wide range of subjects.

Books scheduled to be read by the book club:

2025

Oct 27/28 The Measure - Nikki Erilick

Nov 24/25 Poor - Katriona O’Sullivan

2026

Jan 26/27 Guilt by Definition - Susie Dent

Feb 23/24 Rose Code - Kate Quinn

Mar 23/24 Kill them with Kindness - Will Carver

Previously read books a from our two groups.

The Monday Club's favourite book is The Women followed by Lessons in Chemistry. The Women is also the top scorer for the Tuesday club followed by The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Here is a list of books we have read so far to give you an idea of the range we are reading:

The Bees - Laline Paul

The Island - Victoria Hislop (in top three books to date)

Iron House -John Hart

The Great Alone - Kristen Hannah

The Salt Path - Raynor Winn

American Dirt - Jeannie Cummins

Sister - Rosamund Lupton

The Word is Murder - Anthony Horowitz

Tick Tock - Simon May

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida - Shehan Karunatilaka

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid

Olive, Mabel and Me - Andrew Cotter

Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus (in top three books to date)

Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

Fatherland - Robert Harris

Murder on the Farm - Kate Wells (lowest score to date)

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Martin Haddon

The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly

Memoirs of a Geisha by Andrew Holden

I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

Portrait of a Marriage by Maggie O'Farrell

Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier

Lean Fall Stand by Jon McGrefor

The Power by Naomi Alderman

Ferney - James Long

My Father’s House – Joseph O’Connor

Unsettled Ground - Claire Fuller (Author visit)

The Women - Kristin Hannah

No One Saw a Thing - Andrea Mara

Still Life - Sarah Winman

Precipice - Robert Harris

The Gods of the Woods - Liz Moore

The books to read are suggested by the members, not just because they were enjoyable, but because they will encourage debate. A vote takes place so that it is fair and we ensure a wide variety of topics. The only criteria is that it must be out in paperback to reduce member costs.