A lively discussion on literary matters took place on the 4th April.
Joan has read the James Heriot series including Animal Stories, and also enjoyed Written in the Sky by local aviation author Mark Carr. The First 49 Stories is an anthology of Hemingway’s writings, the problem being that you get into the stories and they are finished! Darry Fraser author of Women in the 1850s in Victoria, The Widow of Ballarat, and Where the Murray River Runs were all enjoyed. Alice Feeney has written a psychological thriller I Know Who You Are and along the same line Wire in the Blood by Val McDermid has been made into a TV series. Shirley always enjoys a variety of books Street Lawyer by Grisham, Over My Dead Body Geoffrey Archer, Australian Racing Stories by Jim Haynes, and 40 Years of Murder by Professor Keith Simpson. Monkey Grip by Helen Garner was not a favourite read, whilst a heart warming story The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa was appreciated. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer was written in layman’s terms, meanwhile Ann Cleeves was at her best with The Long Haul the first novel in the Two River Series. A delightful book was The Secret of Lost Things by Sheridan Hay telling of the eccentricities and passions of booksellers and collectors. The Single Ladies of the Jacaranda Retirement Village and the Alexander McCall Smith book The Kalaharri Typing School for Men bought a smile and on a more serious note The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell. A beautifully told novel Clock Dance by Ann Tyler was worth the read, whilst a classy political thriller was In Darkness Visible well written by Tony Jones. A well researched book was A Daughter's Tale written by Mary Soames, the youngest daughter of Winston and Clementine Churchill. Catherine Cookson has made a return in The Cultured Handmaiden.
So many books read, some good and some not so popular. See you all on the 2nd May.
Geraldine
Joan has read the James Heriot series including Animal Stories, and also enjoyed Written in the Sky by local aviation author Mark Carr. The First 49 Stories is an anthology of Hemingway’s writings, the problem being that you get into the stories and they are finished! Darry Fraser author of Women in the 1850s in Victoria, The Widow of Ballarat, and Where the Murray River Runs were all enjoyed. Alice Feeney has written a psychological thriller I Know Who You Are and along the same line Wire in the Blood by Val McDermid has been made into a TV series. Shirley always enjoys a variety of books Street Lawyer by Grisham, Over My Dead Body Geoffrey Archer, Australian Racing Stories by Jim Haynes, and 40 Years of Murder by Professor Keith Simpson. Monkey Grip by Helen Garner was not a favourite read, whilst a heart warming story The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa was appreciated. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer was written in layman’s terms, meanwhile Ann Cleeves was at her best with The Long Haul the first novel in the Two River Series. A delightful book was The Secret of Lost Things by Sheridan Hay telling of the eccentricities and passions of booksellers and collectors. The Single Ladies of the Jacaranda Retirement Village and the Alexander McCall Smith book The Kalaharri Typing School for Men bought a smile and on a more serious note The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell. A beautifully told novel Clock Dance by Ann Tyler was worth the read, whilst a classy political thriller was In Darkness Visible well written by Tony Jones. A well researched book was A Daughter's Tale written by Mary Soames, the youngest daughter of Winston and Clementine Churchill. Catherine Cookson has made a return in The Cultured Handmaiden.
So many books read, some good and some not so popular. See you all on the 2nd May.
Geraldine
