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Wednesday, 15th June 2022, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

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An event every month that begins at 11:00 am on day Third of the month, repeating until Wednesday, 31st January 2024

London Branch: Book Club

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The ESU London Branch Members’ book club meets once a month at Dartmouth House to exchange views on a book chosen by the group. Discussions take place from 11.00-12.30hrs on the third Wednesday of each month. If you would like to join our friendly and informal club please contact Kathleen Earley on earley.kathleen@gmail.com

Book club reading list for December 2022 – April 2023:

May – June: Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont – Elizabeth Taylor, 1971, 205 pp. English social commentary.

June – July: The Eagle and the Cockerel – Alan Rhode, 2023, 320 pp. European-based thriller.

July – August: The Summer Book – Tove Jansson, 1972, 160 pp. Mysterious Scandinavian childhood idyll.

August – September: Death at La Fenice – Donna Leon, 1972, 270 pp. Italian-American detective novel set in Venice.

September – October: The Lonely Londoners –  Sam Selvon, 1956, 142 pp. Caribbean view of immigrant life.

October – November: The Blue Flower – Patricia Fitzgerald, 1995, 167 pp. Early love of German romantic poet and philosopher.

November – December: Stalin ate my homework –  Alexei Sayle, 2010, 320 pp. Childhood memoir of the comedian.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Date:
Wednesday, 15th June 2022
Time:
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
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Member Ticket price
free
Non-Member Ticket price
n/a

Venue

The English-Speaking Union
37 Charles Street
London, England W1J 5ED United Kingdom
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