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Hi book group,


Our next meeting will be on the 29th September on zoom at 8.00pm.


Our next book is A 1000 Ships by Natalie Hayes.


https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/23/a-thousand-ships-natalie-haynes-review


All the best and thanks to Sahar for providing the link.


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Dear book group,


Our next book is Relative Stranger: A life after Death by Mary Louden


https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2006/23-june/books-arts/book-reviews/relative-stranger-a-life-after-death


And the next meeting is on Wednesday 27th October on zoom again.


I am going to book a table at the Herne Tavern on Saturday 16th October if any one is interested in coming along at 2.00pm.


And showing The remains of the Day in the Clockhouse on Friday 5th November at 8.00pm.


Sorry to repeat but don't want to miss any one.


Also a list of our books to date.


Thanks to Sheila for the heads up about All The Light We Cannot See

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Dear book group,


Thanks to everyone who joined in last night, our next book is "Drive Your Plow the Bones of the Dead and our next meeting is November the 24th as usual on zoom.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive_Your_Plow_Over_the_Bones_of_the_Dead ;


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive_Your_Plow_Over_the_Bones_of_the_Dead

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Dear book group,


Thanks to everyone who joined in last night, our next book is "Drive Your Plow the Bones of the Dead and our next meeting is November the 24th as usual on zoom.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive_Your_Plow_Over_the_Bones_of_the_Dead ;


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive_Your_Plow_Over_the_Bones_of_the_Dead

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Dear Bookgroup,


I am going to jump a head and suggest a book for our next meeting in December.


It's The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro. It's a fantastic book, I couldn't put down. Wonderful stories of ogres pixies and dragons, King Arthur and a knight Sir Gawain, Merlin the wizard and warriors.


Of course this is only a suggestion and we can be open to other books.


We normally have an end of year meal and I would like to this year but please let me know how you feel about it, probably in Tandoori Night or the Chinese in Lordship Lane,


both excellent restaurants.


So please let me know about both and especially the meal.


https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/04/the-buried-giant-review-kazuo-ishiguro-tolkien-britain-mythical-past

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Our next meeting is on the 29th December at the earlier time of 7.00pm. By zoom again.


Our next book is The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro.


The Buried Giant review ? Kazuo Ishiguro ventures into Tolkien territory


https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/04/the-buried-giant-review-kazuo-ishiguro-tolkien-britain-mythical-past?fbclid=IwAR2eee-GrvQw403qXxbwExMUkqDB432xJdWKq6AcNIWGu8s3tXRZ-dMGzEk

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Dear book group,

I am going to jump ahead again and suggest another book. Some of you will remember Evie Wyld and her first book After The Fire, A Still Small Voice:

https://www.theguardian.com/.../after-the-fire-still...

which she came to discuss.

And All the Birds, Singing which we read and Evie came to a group meeting:

https://www.theguardian.com/.../evie-wyld-birds-singing...

And her third book is out now, the Bass Rock:

https://www.theguardian.com/.../the-bass-rock-by-evie...

If we read this she will join in one of our zoom meetings so keep it in mind.

It doesn?t have to be our next book but if no one has anything desperate to read we could read it for our February or March book.

Look forward to seeing you all at the next meeting,

Chick.

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Hi

Just a reminder that we meet this Wednesday on zoom at the earlier time of 7.00pm.

I will be showing a film Gravity upstairs in the Clockhouse on Friday 4th February at 8.00pm.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/nov/07/gravity-review

Let me know if you are interested.

Thanks again to Sahar for providing the link, I'll send it on Tuesday.

All the best,

Chick

PS any thoughts on my last book suggestion?

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Dear book group,


Evie Wyld will be joining us 30th March.


She has a colourful past growing up Australia in a sugar cane farm. Her English family were quite posh living I think in Salisbury or somewhere like that in complete contrast to her Australian family.


Do try and join, this will be good meeting.



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

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