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.
