The books that we have read and discussed have been given scores on how much they were enjoyed which we hope will encourage other people to read them for themselves.
2026
February
The Haven by Amanda Jennings
Range 6-9. Average 7.5
March
The Prime of Miss Jean Brody by Muriel Spark
Range 7-9. Average 7.5
April
The truth about Melody Browne by Lisa Jewell
Range 7-9. Average 8.5
June
Dear Life. Short stories by Alice Munro
Range 8-10. Average 9
2025
January
Sweet Caress by William Boyd
Range 8-9. Average 8.5
February.
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Range 5 to 8. Average 6.3
March
Ghosts of Spring by Luis Carrasco
Range 7-9. Average 8.5
April
The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald
Range 4-8. Average 6
May
The Olive Tree by Lucinda Riley
Range 4-8. Average 6
June
I may be wrong by Bjorn Natthiko Lindebland
Range 7-10. Average 8.6
July
The Raptures by Jan Carson
Range 7-9 average 8
August
‘Salt Path’ by Raynor Winn
Range 6-10. Average 8.5
2024
February 1st
H for hawk by Helen MacDonald
Range 4 - 7. Average 6
March 6th
Punishment of a Hunter by Yulia Yakouleva
Range 4.5 - 8. Average 6
April 4th
Our Game by John le Carre.
Range 4-8. Average 6
May 2nd
The Devils Priest by Kate Ellis.
Range 4-7. Average 5.5
July 4th
‘Reservoir 13 ‘ by Jon McGregor
Range 6-10 Average 8
August 1st
The Wolf Hunt by Ayelet Gundar- Goshen
Range 8-91/2. Average 9
September 5th
‘The Satsuma Complex’ by Bob Mortimer
Range 5-8. Average 7
October 3rd
"The Hanging Tree" by Paul Doherty
Range 4-7 Average 5
November 7th
"Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver
Range 7-10 Average 9
December 4th
"Entangled Life" by Melvin Sheldrake
Range 6-10 Average 7.5
2023
January 5th
Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason.
Average score 6.
January 31st
The History of Loneliness
Range 7.5-10. Average 9
March 2nd
The Lamplighters
Range 7 to 8. Average 8
April 6th
‘Sister’ by Rosamond Lupton
Range of 5-9. Average 7
4th May
Run, Rosie Run by James Patterson and Dolly Parton, led by Anita
Range 4 to 5. Average 4.5
1st June
A prayer for Owen Meaney by John Irving led by Jayne
Range 6 to 9. Average 8.5
6th July
‘Butterfly’ by Yusra Mancini led by Jo.
Range 8-9 average 9
3rd August
Midnight Atlanta by Thomas Mullen led by Keith
Range 7-9. Average 8
7th September
Never let me go by Kazuo Ishiguro. Led by Steve.
Range 3-9 average 6.
5th October.
The Glass House by Eve Chase led by Stuart.
Range 3-7. Average 5
2nd November
The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley. Led byAnita
Range 6-9. Average 7.2
7th December
‘The Frequency of us’ by Keith Stewart led by Gill
Range 3-9 average 7.
2022
January 6th
Underland: A deep time journey. By Robert MacFarlane.
(Anita) A range from 6 to 10 with an average of 8.5/10.
February 3rd
The night she disappeared by Lisa Jewell
(Stuart) Range 4 to 7. Average 5.5
March 3rd
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
(Jayne) Range 4-9, average 6.
April 7th
We are all birds of Uganda by Hafsa Zayyan
Range 4-8, average 7.5.
May 5th
Should we fall behind? by Sharon Duggal
Range 8-8, average 8
July 7th
The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes
Average 6
September 1st
The Killing Hills
Average 6
November 3rd
The Fortune Men
range 7-9, average of 8.
October 13th
Miss Benson’s Beetle
Range 5-9. Average 7.5.