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Wednesday, 19th November 2025, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

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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 [email protected]

Complete and updated ESU book club reading list for 2024

Dec 23 – Jan 2024: Stalin ate my homework – Alexei Sayle – 320pp

Jan- Feb: A Bend in the River – VS Naipaul – 336 pp

Feb – March: The Sailor from Gibraltar – Marguerite Duras – 318 pp

March – April: The War of the Worlds – H G Wells – 192 pp

April – May: Purple Hibiscus – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – 336 pp

May – June: Chrome Yellow – Aldous Huxley – 192pp

June – July: Central Station – Lavie Tidhar – 288pp

July – August: The Lost Father – Marina Warner – 332pp

August – Sept: Sonia Tolstoy: a biography – Alexandra Popoff – 368 pp

Sept – Oct: Dr Sax – Jack Kerouac – 224pp

Oct – Nov: Effie Briest – Theodore Fontane – 228 pp

Nov – Dec: The House of Ulloa – Emilia Pardo Bazan – 288 pp

Dec – Jan 25: Erewhon – Samuel Butler – 272 pp

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Date:
Wednesday, 19th November 2025
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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