| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Leader: | |
| When: | Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm First Wednesday of the Month |
| Venue: | St Andrew's Methodist Church |
| Cost: | TBC |
Each month the group members will be asked to read a specified book in advance, so that it can then discuss by the memes at the group meeting.
August Book : Coram Boy by Jamila Gavin
"...Coram is a novel in two parts.
Set in the 18th century, it centres around the activities of the Coram Man, who takes babies from desperate mothers.
The story centres around Alexander, a wealthy young man who gives up his money to follow his dream, and Aaron, a boy raised in the Coram Hospital. Both are connected to the mysterious Coram Man and his son, Meshak.
Coram Boy includes elements of the Gothic genre. ..."
Please read the book before the group meeting. There are Stafforshire Libraries copies of the book but you may need to put in a reservation.
Coming up ...
| Month | Book Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| September | Where the World Ends "Set in 1727, Where the World Ends is a survival story about nine boys and three men abandoned on Warrior Stac, a remote ..sea stack in Scotland’s St. Kilda archipelago. " | Geraldine McCaughrean . |
| October | Lisa and Lottie "Lisa and Lottie is the classic German children's novel it follows nine-year-old identical twins, separated since infancy by their parents' divorce, who accidentally meet at a summer camp. They switch places to experience the other parent and scheme to reunite their family ." | Erich Kastner |
| November | Private Peaceful "Private Peaceful is a historical fiction novel that follows the life of Thomas "Tommo" Peaceful. Told from his perspective, it jumps between his present night on the WWI battlefields and his memories of growing up in Devon." | Michael Morpurgo |
| December | The lion, the witch and the Wardrobe "Four siblings—Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie—are evacuated to a country house during World War II. The youngest, Lucy, discovers a magical wardrobe that serves as a portal to the snowy, enslaved land of Narnia, which is ruled by the tyrannical White Witch and trapped in eternal winter" | C.S.Lewis |