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Greetings,


Thanks to every one who came last night, a quiet meeting due to illness including me. Our next book is ?For Whom The Bell Tolls? by Ernest Hemingway.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Whom_the_Bell_Tolls


I haven?t got a date for next month but will let you know asap.


For those of you who are booked on the radio four book club can you please confirm that you are coming, great if you can but fine if you can?t but please let me know. (except Sheila who has) It?s on the 18th January and we need to be at Broadcasting House for 5.15pm. You also need to think of two questions to ask and send them to me soon.

Dear book group,


I have had a look at "For Whom The Bell Tolls" and it's over 500 pages so I sugest we do "A Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley. We can do

"For Whom The Bell Tolls" another time.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World


About our man: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldous_Huxley


Our next meeting will be February 14th in the Clockhouse upstairs in the Blake room.


For those of you coming to the BBC on Thursday please can I have your two questions?


And we have to be at Broadcasting House at 5.00pm. We will be fineshed by 7.00pm and then there is the Korean restaraunt if you like. It's very reasonable and the food is superb.


A big welcome to Jacqueline!


All the best


Chick.

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We have been invited to take part in a Radio Four book club recording with James Naughtie. It will be on April 5th at Broadcasting House. The book to be read is The Snowman by Jo Nesb?. This is open to all and if you want to attend PM me.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Snowman_(Nesb%C3%B8_novel)

Thanks to everyone who came to our meeting last night despite the ghastly weather. A very interesting discussion. Our next meeting is on March 14th in the Blake Room at the Clockhouse.


Our next book is The Snowman by Jo Nesb?. It's also the next Radio four book club which is on the 5th of April.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Snowman_(Nesb%C3%B8_novel)


All the best,

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Greetings and a big thanks to everyone who came to last night?s meeting. A big welcome to Anja.


Our next meeting is on Wednesday 18th April in the Clockhouse at 8.00pm in the Blake room. Our chosen book is The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O?Farrell.


https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/sep/02/featuresreviews.guardianreview19


See you there!

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Thanks to everyone who came to our meeting on Wednesday. A big welcome to Anne. Our next meeting is on Wednesday 30th May in the Blake room at the Clockhouse at 8.00pm. Our next book is The Handmaid?s Tale by Margaret Attwood.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaid%27s_Tale


Remember we will be having our annual BBQ some time in June.


Look forward to seeing you then.

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A big thanks to everyone who came to the last very lively meeting and a big welcome to Saha.


Our next meeting is on the 27th June in the Blake Room at 8.00pm.


Our next book is A Month in The Country by JL Carr.


https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/aug/08/jl-carr-month-in-country


I intend to have our summer BBQ on the 30th June but more of that later.


Cheers,


Chick

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Dear Book group,


Thanks to everyone who came to the BBQ at the weekend. Our next meeting is on the 18th July at 8.00pm in the Blake room. The next book is Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell. It's a short book so shouldn't be a problem.


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/393199.Down_and_Out_in_Paris_and_London


Cheers,



Chick

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Thanks to every one who came to the meeting last week, a very interesting meeting. I may have revisit my fondness for Orwell.


Our next book is "The Human Stain" by Phillip Roth:


https://bookpage.com/reviews/1335-philip-roth-human-stain


I'll post the date of the next meeting on Monday.


Also a big welcome to Sara and Sharon.


All the best

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