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"Such a nice way to spend a couple of hours in the afternoon"

29/2/2016

 
​A great roll up of 22 for our first meeting of Let's Talk Books.   We welcomed some new members to our group.  It is always nice to have some new faces in whatever group is running and they were assured that they didn’t have to read a book during the month to come along.  Sometimes it is nice to sit and listen and perhaps take some notes on books others have enjoyed.  Laurie Melgaard told us how reading a normal print book is difficult with fading eyesight.  Laurie has discovered the `libraries’ available to download on his iPad and the wonderful choice of books from Vision Australia.
 
A great range of books were discussed.  Dave Barry bought along a family book At the Toss of the Coin he came to Australia, a personal story written by his niece.  We then ranged from the new J K Rowling novel, Danielle Steel; A Fortunate Life by A.B. Facey;  The Lie by Helen Dunmore, written about a soldier returning from WW1, to Lilian’s Story by Kate Grenville, which didn’t get a very good review.  A reread of Billy Connelly written by his wife Pam Stevenson and Our Souls at Night a book full of love, humour and gentle shocks. Dream Wheeler by Deb Hunt was enjoyed whilst the Bill Bryson book A Walk in the Woods was not too popular. 
 
Others mentioned were South of Darkness by John Marsden, ‘a good read’; Burial Rites by Hanna Kent; Cane River about slavery in Louisianna; The Changeling, a Phillipa Gregory novel; House of the Hanged by Mark Mills; Kingdom of the Brave, by Australian author Tamara McKinley; The Curiosity, a Sci Fi book and lastly Christine Falls an Irish Mystery by John Banville.
 
Such a nice way to spend a couple of hours in the afternoon!  We look forward to seeing you all on March 1st at the Library.  Happy reading.

    About 'Let's Talk Books'

    Have you read a good book you would like to share with others?  Bring your book along to the Benalla Library and tell the group about it.  This is a casual discussion group about books, papers or magazines we have read and enjoyed.  You will hear about books others have read that you may be interested in reading too. 

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    Geraldine McCorkell 5762 2134
    ​0408 522 662

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    Currently: 1st Tuesday 2 - 4 pm at  the home of Lorraine Knox, 51 Bridge Street, Benalla, two doors up from the Shell roadhouse

    When available: 1st Tuesday 2-4 pm Benalla Library Meeting Room

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