Books we have read

February 2004 Suggested By: Paul Rating: 7.0 out of 10 Summary: Our unwritten 'no hardbacks' Reading Group rule was broken with this...

January 2004 Suggested By: Phil Rating: 7.0 out of 10 Summary: This tale of an anally-retentive travel writer turned out to be a...

November 2003 Suggested By: Gordon Rating: 6.0 out of 10 Summary: Ballard's middle-class baiting reaction to the Hungerford Massacre....

October 2003 Suggested By: Kate Rating: 7.0 out of 10 Summary: Franzen's story of a mother's determination to get her splintered family...

September 2003 Suggested By: Michael Rating: 7.0 out of 10 Summary: Oprah Book Club favourite addressing German war guilt. The morality...

August 2003 Suggested By: Fiona Rating: 7.0 out of 10 Summary: After a series of American novels, Friel's gritty short story came as a...

July 2003 Suggested By: Gordon Rating: 7.0 out of 10 Summary: Despite apprehension about from some members regarding science fiction, the...

June 2003 Suggested By: Kate Rating: 7.0 out of 10 Summary: Set in the American Midwest at the turn of the century, this book begins with...

May 2003 Suggested By: Kate Rating: 9.0 out of 10 Summary: A reading group favourite. Kingsolver’s atmospheric tale of a preacher’s...

April 2003 Suggested By: Kate Rating: 7.0 out of 10 Summary: Darn. Lethem’s detective novel seen through the eyes of a sufferer of...

March 2003 Suggested By: Paul Rating: 7.0 out of 10 Summary: In a cosy corner of the Trout Inn, we concluded that Coupland's...

February 2003 Suggested By: Camilla Rating: 5.0 out of 10 Summary: A boisterous book group saw Salley Vicker’s novel left with multiple...

January 2003 Suggested By: Kuldeep Rating: 7.0 out of 10 Summary: John Irving’s rambling but enjoyable novel about a boy who discovers...

November 2002 Suggested By: Dawn Rating: 7.0 out of 10 Summary: David Mitchell’s debut novel weaved together a number of tales that...

October 2002 Suggested By: Paul Rating: 7.0 out of 10 Summary: Attempts were made to get local author Phillip Pullman along, but we...

September 2002 Suggested By: Phil Rating: 8.0 out of 10 Summary: Donna Tartt’s cult novel featuring a murderous group of Ancient Greek...

August 2002 Suggested By: Michael Rating: 8.0 out of 10 Summary: McKewan’s tale of a child's lie that leads to disastrous repercussions...