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Dive into the World of Contemporary Fiction with the Booker Prize Shortlist Reading Club! ššš¬
If you're passionate about literature, looking to explore some of the most captivating novels from the UK and Ireland, or just want to give your reading habits a kick up the backside.. then join us on a literary journey through the books that made the cut for the Booker Prize Shortlist.
Why Join The Booker Longlist Reading Club?
- Discover Great Novels: Read and discuss the novels that were handpicked by the Booker Prize judges.
- Engaging Conversations: Have rich discussions, explore various narratives, and share perspectives with fellow book enthusiasts.
- Connect with Like-Minded Souls: Forge new friendships, share insights, and deepen your appreciation for literature in a warm and welcoming community
š What's the Commitment?
There is none. I'll be aiming for one book a week to try stay close to the winner announcement. It's admittedly a bit of a pace but there's no pressure to do this. Pick one or more of the readings that you like and suits your schedule.
š Zoom meetings: Join from anywhere. The book discussions will be online.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Elmet By Fiona MozleyLink visible for attendees
Booker Shortlister from 2017
Fiona Mozleyās gripping debut about life on the margins in the wilds of Yorkshire and the power - and limits - of family loyalty.
They lived apart from others in the house that Daddy built for them with his bare hands. They foraged and hunted. When they were younger, Daniel and Cathy had gone to school. But they were not like the other children then, and they were even less like them now. Local men, greedy and watchful, began to circle like vultures. All the while, the terrible violence in Daddy grew.
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- 'The Lowland' by Jhumpa LahiriLink visible for attendees
Booker Shortlister from 2013
In Jhumpa Lahiriās sweeping drama, the deep bond between two brothers can do nothing to forestall the tragedy that will upend their lives.
Subhash and Udayan were inseparable in childhood. They wandered the suburban streets of Calcutta before dusk and played for hours in the hyacinth-strewn ponds.
But the years pass and riots sweep across India. Udayan - charismatic and impulsive - finds himself drawn to a rebellion waged to eradicate inequity and poverty. He will give everything, risk all, for what he believes, and in doing so will transform the futures of those dearest to him.
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- 'Oh William!' by Elizabeth StroutLink visible for attendees
Booker Shortlister from 2022
Bestselling author Elizabeth Strout returns to her beloved heroine Lucy Barton in a luminous novel about love, loss, and the family secrets that can erupt and bewilder us at any time.
Lucy Barton is a successful writer living in New York, navigating the second half of her life as a recent widow and parent to two adult daughters. A surprise encounter leads her to reconnect with William, her first husband - and longtime, on-again/off-again friend and confidante.
Recalling their college years, the birth of their daughters, the painful dissolution of their marriage, and the lives they built with other people, Strout weaves a portrait, stunning in its subtlety, of a tender, complex, decades-long partnership.
>> You can also join and discuss this reading on Bookhive.
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- 'The Year of the Runaways' by Sunjeev SahotaLink visible for attendees
Booker Shortlister from 2015
Sunjeev Sahota's brilliant political novel explores the dreams and struggles of an unlikely household in a warm celebration of the human spirit.
Thirteen young men live in a house in Sheffield, each in flight from India and in desperate search of a new life. Tarlochan, a former rickshaw driver, will say nothing about his past in Bihar; Avtar has a secret that binds him to protect the chaotic Randeep. As for Randeep, he has a visa-wife in a flat on the other side of town: a clever, devout woman whose cupboards are full of her husband's clothes, in case the immigration men surprise her with a call.
>> You can also join and discuss this reading on Bookhive.
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