Geraldine
Great discussion group this month. Richard Osman, The Last Devil of the Thursday Murder Club Mystery series was enjoyed and we agreed this series is a good light read, with a film being made on an earlier book in the series. Also enjoyed were Dervla McTiernan, The Ruin and The Wren by Irish author Anne Enright, a multigenerational novel worth reading. Heather enjoyed A Long Stitch Goodnight by Amanda Lee, part of a series. White Coolies by nurse Betty Jeffrey this is a memoir of her experiences as a nurse during World War 2. On the theme of War Peter Fitzsimons wrote Kokoda whilst Christopher Hitchins' book titled Arguably comprises essays on Politics and cultural topics. We agreed Peter and Christopher have large ego personalities. On a local front former Benalla detective Ron Irwin has written Blackened Tanner, the Denis Tanner story. A big read was Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantell. Three books deserve special mention as most enjoyed books of the month Go As a River by Shelley Read this book is set in the wilderness of the Colorado mountains, The Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini unpredictable with lots of twists, and No Church in the Wild by Murray Middleton, following migrant violence in an inner Melbourne school, a police led trip to hike the Kokoda trail hopes to build trust. An emotional book was The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride by Joe Siple, a 100 year old man and a 10 year old boy both have medical problems, this is a good one. Beth joined us this month and has read My Life as a Jew by Michael Gawenda a book of rare honesty and personal life journey and also A History of Zionism how media influences our thoughts, both current topics at the moment. The Red Room by Nikki French and The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides were enjoyed as was the autobiography Parky by Michael Parkinson, some funny stories in these pages. The Axeman’s Carnival by Catherine Chidery was regarded as ridiculous and weird. Another memoir was Liz Hayes, a history of her career. The Australian Code breakers by James Phelps the untold story of how an Australian headmaster and a team of women cracked a complex code of the German army. A good choice of books this month see you all on Monday 3rd June at 2 p.m. Happy Reading.
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About 'Let's Talk Books'Have you read a good book you would like to share with others? Bring your book along 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 also be interested in reading. Convenor/s and contact detailsGeraldine McCorkell
0408 522 662 Meeting times1st Monday 2 - 4 pm, Seniors Auditorum Fawckner Drive.
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