After a meeting this morning of the new group which will meet at 11 am every first Tuesday of the month because of the low numbers at the evening meetings. We have decided to cancel the Wednesday evening group. At this morning’s meeting the new group will take over the cash tin and as before […]
Read More New time for the Reading Group
Hi all, the daytime reading group is set to start at 11 am on the 3rd March and is planned to continue at every first tuesday of each month. Sorry its short notice but it would good to get going soonest. It should be interesting seeing new faces. I personally am fishing around book titles […]
Read More Reading Group
Good day all, at long last (its taken two years to get this book) copies of ‘The Elegance of the Hedgehog’ is available at the library. Hope to see you all on the 19th February. Had a good time in Sydney – it rained most of the time! Cheers, Roger
Read More Library Reading Group, Wed 19th Feb, “The Elegance of the Hedgehog” by Muriel Barbery
Hi all, please read any crime genre novel for May. Have asked Jackie to order ‘Eleanor Oliphant…..’ for our June choice. Regards Roger
Read More Library Reading Group, May book choice
On the 3rd Wednesday (17th April) we will be reading any book by Neville Shute. The library has a number of copies available. Cheers, Roger
Read More Library Reading Group 17th April – Neville Shute
We are going to read anything by an Indian author of one’s own choice. Cheers Roger
Read More Library Reading Group 3rd Mar – Indian Authors
At our last meeting on Wednesday we decided to meet again on the 20th February(missing January) and we will read anything by John Boyne fame (‘The Boy in Striped Pyjamas’ and others). Have a very merry Christmas and a good New Year. Roger
Read More Library Reading Group 20th Feb – John Boyne
“…well researched and atmospheric…” “..I was inspired by the location, the snow, silence, dark emptiness. Shocked by the dishonesty of the explorers. The Inuit culture was surprising particularly with regard to their relationships with strangers…” “…I enjoyed the description of the landscape and even the unsympathetic characters…leaving a question, who killed….?” “…I enjoyed it, it […]
Read More The Library Reading Group met on 17th October to discuss, “Under a Polar Star”, by Stef Penney
We had decided to give ourselves a summer holiday in August and met in September at the “Pop Up Library” to discuss our choices of anything written by a Russian author or set in Russia. There was an eclectic mix! Quite by chance two members had read the first and the latest of the Arkady […]
Read More Library Reading Group 19th September – Martin Cruz Smith
Good morning all, we have purchased 6 copies of the above which are in the library now and will contact the library for a further 4 copies which IOW libraries have on their shelves. So should be good for our meeting on the 17th October meantime for our September meeting on the 19th we are […]
Read More Under a Pole Star by Steff Penney
On a monthly basis we normally read books by a particular author, or a nominated genre, or a novel selected from the library reading group list but at this meeting we read ‘Bel Canto’ by Ann Patchett. This was a book purchase by the group. Under a library scheme we occasionally buy a book and […]
Read More Ventnor Library Reading Group, 19th July 2018
Hi all, our purchased book is available in the library now. See you next on the 18th July. Cheers, Roger
Read More Bel Canto