


BOOK GROUP 6
Discussion of a varied selection of
books, chosen by members, in a relaxed and friendly
environment. (photo to be added) Group Coordinator: Chris Holifield and Barbara Noakes |
When The group meets on the first
Wednesday of the month from 10.30am-12.30pm
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Where The group usually meets in a private house near Holloway Road/Caledonian Road Station, but sometimes in other members’ homes |
Susan, although a passionate reader and book lover, had
never been a member of a book group, and although several
of the members had been, we are finding our way as we go
along. We are a cosmopolitan and metropolitan group — this
is Islington, after all — comprising singles,
grandmothers, divorcées, and including, inter alia,
lawyers, journalists, teachers, one Scot, one Australian
and one South African.
Now in its sixth year, nothing significant has changed
regarding format and style, and most of the original
members are still in the group.
Every month a member chooses a book, which is agreed by
the group, and leads the discussion on her choice; books
are chosen a month or two in advance so that members can
plan their reading. Eight months in, with the
(controversial) choice of Hanya Yanigihara’s A Little
Life in September, we decided that no choice should
exceed 500 pages.
Most of our choices have been fiction, with an occasional non-fiction title, mostly biography.
Book Group 6 is not currently looking for new members.
Month |
Author |
Title |
Nominator |
February | Philip Roth | The Plot Against America | Susan Loppert |
March | George Orwell | 1984 | Mary-Ann Peters |
April | Elena Ferrante | My Brilliant Friend | Lucy Hodges |
June | Sebastian Barry | Days Without End | Barbara Nokes |
July | Muriel Spark | The Driver’s Seat & Aiding & Abetting | Hilary Sands |
August | Kazuo Ishiguro | Remains of the Day compared with: |
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Ian McEwan | On Chesil Beach | Pat McGinley | |
September | Hanya Yanigihara | A Little Life | Effric Smith |
October | Artemis Cooper | Elizabeth Jane Howard — A Dangerous Innocence | Chris Holifield |
November | Sam Bourne | To Kill the President | Sally Fox |
December | Colson Whitehead | The Underground Railroad | Susan Loppert |
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