Book Club - 20/01/16

I'm getting very forgetful lately - too much on my mind! I will not neglect my book club duties however!! So we met aaaaaages ago on the 20th Jan in Matthews Yard to talk about 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' by Khaled Hosseini.

This proved a very popular read! I don't think there was one person who didn't enjoy this book and it certainly gave us a lot to talk about, bringing up the subjects of Afganistan, war, arranged marriages, domestic abuse and children.  There were some really strong characters in the book and I think everyone could empathise particularly with the women in the story.  Its incredible to think that the real war events that it is based around happened not so long ago and really some of it is still happening now.  Its one of those stories which makes you feel truly thankful for the way we live in this country, the rights we have on a day to day basis to live our lives as we choose and even just the material things we take for granted.  I would definitely recommend this book if you did not get time to read it, its certainly not a jolly read but there is hope in there too.  Its very well written, it draws you in and you feel for the characters, everything a good book should do!

Our next book (which I've already finished - as it is next week...) is called 'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children' by Ransom Riggs

 'A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children;, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children who once lived here - one of whom was his own grandfather - were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a desolate island for good reason. And somehow - impossible though it seems - they may still be alive.'

So If you haven't started yet you've still got time to get reading!!


Next Book Club:
Date: Wednesday 24th February 2016
Location: Matthews Yard
Time: 7.30pm