How nice it was to have a `book’ chat in the Seniors room in early October. Some of the offerings we have read are: The Diaries of Samuel Pepys (author) Robert Latham (Editor) and William Mathews (Editor). Robert and William deciphered each passage and phrase in the Diaries. Samuel’s Diary is one of the principal sources of aspects of the history of its period, covering some of the most dramatic events in English History, the London Fire, The Great Plague, the Restoration of Charles 11 and the Dutch Wars. One for the History buffs among us.
The Riviera House by Natasha Lester, Paris 1939 a young woman risks her life to record the Nazis pillage of fine art works in WW2. This was worth the read. The Perfect Wife by JP Delaney set in the near future in a world of tech start-ups and robotics. Mmm! A bit different.
On the other hand, Wolfe Island by Lucy Treloars is an excellent read. This is a story about love and the ties that bind us to others, set off the NE coast of the USA it also looks at a changing world. When Meredith Went Away by Meredith Appleyard. Meredith takes us into the heart of rural Australia and the struggles and unbreakable bonds of the Fairley family. In the Garden of Spite by Camilla Bruce, a novel of the Black Widow of La Porte where you look into the mind of a serial killer. Lock the doors after reading this one.
A Search in Secret Egypt by Professor Paul Brunton. The Professor narrates encounters with the mysteries and magic of ancient Egypt. His interviews with Muslim leaders remain relevant today. If you have an interest in Egypt this would be satisfying. Stasiland by Anna Funder is a powerful account of personal stories of the resistance against the dictatorship of Communism in East Germany behind the Iron Curtain. Anna Funder also wrote All That I Am.
Shirley also enjoyed a series of `little’ books, The Snow Goose, The Words of Nelson Mandela, Very California and A Three Dog Life. So, a little something for everyone in this month’s report.
Geraldine McCorkell
The Riviera House by Natasha Lester, Paris 1939 a young woman risks her life to record the Nazis pillage of fine art works in WW2. This was worth the read. The Perfect Wife by JP Delaney set in the near future in a world of tech start-ups and robotics. Mmm! A bit different.
On the other hand, Wolfe Island by Lucy Treloars is an excellent read. This is a story about love and the ties that bind us to others, set off the NE coast of the USA it also looks at a changing world. When Meredith Went Away by Meredith Appleyard. Meredith takes us into the heart of rural Australia and the struggles and unbreakable bonds of the Fairley family. In the Garden of Spite by Camilla Bruce, a novel of the Black Widow of La Porte where you look into the mind of a serial killer. Lock the doors after reading this one.
A Search in Secret Egypt by Professor Paul Brunton. The Professor narrates encounters with the mysteries and magic of ancient Egypt. His interviews with Muslim leaders remain relevant today. If you have an interest in Egypt this would be satisfying. Stasiland by Anna Funder is a powerful account of personal stories of the resistance against the dictatorship of Communism in East Germany behind the Iron Curtain. Anna Funder also wrote All That I Am.
Shirley also enjoyed a series of `little’ books, The Snow Goose, The Words of Nelson Mandela, Very California and A Three Dog Life. So, a little something for everyone in this month’s report.
Geraldine McCorkell
