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The Wide Sargasso Sea
For our January book club we discussed the Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys. Described as a prequel to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre....
Wendy Warman
Jan 21, 2023


Book Club Christmas Meal
This month we cast aside the books in favour of our annual meal at the Taj Mahal Indian Restaurant. Eight belles met and enjoyed a...
Wendy Warman
Dec 20, 2022


Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss by Raveej Balasubramanyam
What a great evening we had at book club, this month's book 'Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss' provoked lots of lively debate. We...
Wendy Warman
Nov 10, 2022


How To Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie
This month the book club spent a very pleasant evening at the Flying Monk last night discussing 'How To Kill Your Family' by Bella...
Wendy Warman
Oct 24, 2022


The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
A small group of us braved the rain to enjoy what was quite a quick discussion about The Man Who Died Twice and a rather longer...
Wendy Warman
Sep 4, 2022


August Book Club
Our August book was The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney. It was a little odd reading about such a cold and snowy environment during...
Wendy Warman
Aug 16, 2022


Windswept & Interesting by Billy Connolly
We had a great evening at our July book club meeting, we discussed Windswept and Interesting by Billy Connolly. It led to an interesting...
Wendy Warman
Jul 23, 2022


Where the Crawdads Sing
What a delight! After the disappointment of the previous book this one was very well received. Even membesr who couldn't make the...
Wendy Warman
Jun 21, 2022


The Spy and the Traitor
This spy was so good that we didn't know he was there.... or put another way no one wanted to know he was there. Unfortunately, for a...
Wendy Warman
Jun 21, 2022


Miss Benson's Beetle
So sorry to hear how many people were poorly this week. However, we still managed a decent gathering on Tuesday to discuss Miss Benson's...
Pewsham Belle
Apr 15, 2022


The Ocean at the End of the Lane
A return to The Flying Monk and fantasy novels this week as we discussed The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. We scored this...
Pewsham Belle
Mar 9, 2022


The Foundling
Book Club were pleased to find The Flying Monk has reopened again on Tuesdays in time for them to review Stacey Hall's The Foundling. On...
Pewsham Belle
Feb 9, 2022


Book Club: Moonflower Murders
It was a great night out this week with the book club ladies. The Flying Monk was closed so we met at the Rivo Lounge instead. The...
Pewsham Belle
Jan 13, 2022


Book Club reviews the Taj Mahal
The Book Club was delighted to return to the Taj Mahal after a two year absence to review the menu. Judging by the reaction to the...
Pewsham Belle
Dec 19, 2021


The Midnight Library
We had a lovely evening with the book club, where we welcomed Alison for the first time for our review of The Midnight Library by Matt...
Pewsham Belle
Nov 11, 2021


Frankenstein
The Book Club had a great turnout this month to discuss "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley. A few people found this one quite hard to get...
Pewsham Belle
Oct 13, 2021


Adventures of the Yorkshire Shepherdess
Forays into the non-fiction genre are rare at book club, so it was good to see Amanda Owen's third book as this month's choice. She's now...
Pewsham Belle
Sep 15, 2021


The Color Purple
The book club finally met up in person this week in Wendy's garden, where both garden and her new work from home office were much admired....
Pewsham Belle
Aug 13, 2021


The Night Circus
July's Book Club read was a trip into the fantasy world of Erin Morgenstern's 'The Night Circus', a magical world where two magicians...
Pewsham Belle
Jul 16, 2021


Just My Luck
The Book Club had a very pleasant evening discussing 'Just My Luck' by Adele Parks recently. Opinions varied from it being an irritating...
Pewsham Belle
Jun 14, 2021
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