Book Talk Bournemouth
Talking about books and book groups
Thursday, 1 June 2017
Madeleine Thien - Do not say we have nothing #BaileysPrize @readingagency
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This is a very rich. textured book. It reminded me of the perennial Wild Swans by Jung Chang. This book is set in Canada, Hong Kong, and ...
Monday, 22 May 2017
Gwendoline Riley - First Love #BaileysPrize @readingagency
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Well I have to confess to being flummoxed with this book. It is beautifully written but I did not get it. None of the characters were appe...
Friday, 19 May 2017
Linda Grant - Dark Circle #BaileysPrize @readingagency
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Loved the feisty Jewish twins diagnosed with TB. This is 1949 and the new NHS sees them arriving at a form...
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Ayobami Adebayo - Stay with me #BaileysPrize
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This is an amazingly assured debut novel. Set in Nigeria with the backdrop of all the political and social upheavals,. it is non the less...
Saturday, 13 May 2017
Bailey's Prize Ambassador #BaileysPrize
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So thrilled to be a Libraries Ambassador for the Baileys Prize!
Thursday, 19 May 2016
Adrian J Walker - The End of the World Running Club
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A realistic end of the world scenario and taut, empathic writing, this is a fantastic thriller and reading group choice. I read this book ...
Saturday, 21 November 2015
S J Bolton - Awakening
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I read this novel with one of our Westbourne Reading Groups. My goodness Sharon Bolton can write tension and suspense. If you like excell...
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