Among books enjoyed this month were Daughter of the Home Front by Jennie Jones, young women who had the misfortune to be taken advantage of and the consequences. Alice in Prague by Tanya Heaslip, showed how war affected people’s thinking and The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland was a very different read. Ann Patchett didn’t disappoint with The Patron Saint of Liars, whilst Thea Cooper’s book Butterflies was enjoyed. The Butterfly Room by favourite author Lucinda Riley filled a spot and on a more serious note Australia’s Great Depression by Joan Beaumont was heavy reading. Of course, The Spare by `Harry’ has been dissected and the verdict decided that the book was not well written and he comes over as very childish and needing help. Death Row at Truro by Geoff Plunkett, a dark true version of sad events. A very different book Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, four visitors each hoping to make use of the café’s time travelling offer, this has to be completed before the coffee gets cold. From Japanese writer Soseki Natsume, ‘And Then’, a very insightful book. Some good reads were Haruki Murakamyi who has written many essays and short stories, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, a very important art museum in Venice. Lessons in Chemistry by Peggy Garmus, a funny well written story. Silent Invasion, a 2018 book by Clive Hamilton on the growing influence in Australia of the Chinese Communist Party. Lionel Schriver has written We Need to Speak About Kevin, whilst Ian McEwan has beautifully written Lessons.
What a grand mix of reading covering so many stories and informative reads for our group.
Geraldine McCorkell