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Hi All, Sadly I will not be able join you tomorrow as I inadvertently double booked myself with something I?d forgotten to put in my diary. It?s a shame as was really looking forward to discussing the book. I will pm my vote for next month?s book to Susan. Hope you have a good evening and a lovely Christmas 🎄🎄🎄 See you next year.

Looking forward to it 📚

Me too

Yes 2nd October sounds good

Hi, yes look forward to meeting up again, I can do any week in the next few weeks. Cat x

Sorry I just can?t get there tonight

Sorry me neither, am stuck at work, mot having much luck this month x

O no! Really sorry (:

Ok yes let's do 10th instead if that's ok with everyone

I may also not be able to get there till quite late as may have to work late, I'm wondering if we should postpone to another week as the football (England!)will be on tonight and they have the matches on i tippleralso so not sure how cpractical book club will be!

Thanks Susan

What date did we decide on for our next meeting? I don?t seem to have put it in my diary.

Hi All, Looking forward to tomorrow's meeting. Here are the book choices for us to vote on tomorrow for next month, based on the theme of 'Secrets.' The Miniaturist - Jesse Burton In winter 1686 18 year old Petronella arrives in Amsterdam, the new bride of the wealthy, charismatic merchant Johannes Brandt - a man she barely knows. Greeted only by his frosty ascetic sister Marin, things gets progressively stranger as Nella's husband avoids consummating their marriage and presents her instead with an extravagant wedding gift - a miniature replica of their own cloistered, controlled home. Nella applies to a miniaturist to furnish it, but when parcels start arriving of miniature items that mimic and foretell events unfolding in the house, secrets spill out and betrayals bring danger. We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson Living in the Blackwood family home with only her sister Constance and her Uncle Julian for company, Merricat just wants to preserve their delicate way of life. But ever since Constance was acquitted of murdering the rest of the family, the world isn't leaving the Blackwoods alone. When cousin Charles arrives, armed with overtures and a desperate need to get into the safe, Merricat must do everything in her power to protect the remaining family. An entrancing and unsettling tale in which the tension between the Blackwoods and the townsfolk builds towards a shocking and unavoidable ending. Everything I Never Told You - Celeste Ng The story of a Chinese American family living in 1970's small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favourite child of Marilyn and James Lee. Her parents are determined that Lydia will fulfil the dreams they were unable to pursue - to become both a doctor and to be the popular centre of attention. When Lydia's body is found in the local lake the Lee family are forced to confront long-kept secrets slowly pulling them apart. James sets out on a reckless path that may destroy his marriage, Marilyn, devastated and vengeful is determined to find the responsible party , no matter what the cost. The novel is both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive family portrait. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night - Mark Haddon Christopher is an intelligent youth who lives in the functional hinterland of autism - every day is an investigation for him because of all the aspects of human life that he does not quite get. When the dog next door is killed with a garden fork, Christopher becomes quietly persistent in his desire to find out what has happened and tugs away at the world around him until a lot of secrets unravel messily.

Hi Sahar, yes definitely open to newcomers, look forward to seeing you tonight. Cat