We meet once a month to discuss a chosen book, which always leads to other topics. There is never any shortage of ideas and experiences. Mary Gaskin and Joan Sene are presently caretaking the group. Please contact Mary or Joan for more information.

We meet at 10:30 at Fort Stamford on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, a bit earlier if you want a drink, and the coffee is good.

We take it in turns to choose a book, which means that we have a good variety of subjects. The person who chooses the book usually leads the discussion and we have some lively chats.

Selected Books

We now have a new book list:

• August 2026: The Great Gatsby by Scot Fitzgerald
• September 2026: Flappy Entertainers by Santa Montefiore
• October 2026: The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

April 2026
In March eight of us enjoyed discussing `Jane Eyre’. We decided that even though the writing was a bit flowery, it was a good read. The social differences were very obvious but having inherited money from her uncle, Jane got her man!

For April our book is `I Never Promised You a Rose Garden’ by Joanne Greenburg. This might be a challenge as it is about a girl with schizophrenia. We will probably learn a lot.

Previous books:

The Tenderness of Wolves' by Stef Penny. It is set in Canada in 1867 and is a murder mystery with a difference. The community is small and isolated and it is winter. There are various suspects being tracked through the snow by well portrayed characters. This was a really interesting book.

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes. This is set in Kentucky in 1937. Once again an isolated male dominated town. Alice leaves England to marry Bennett who lives there. She joins a group of ladies who form a Book Club. They deliver books to isolated homesteads, and in some cases teach them to read. As in the previous book, weather conditions are severe but they carry on! Various things are happening in town. A good read.

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris.