The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett

Regulars to the book club will be aware that we have done our fair share of dystopia and general existential bleakness recently. The reviews of this Annie Hartnett novel, on the other hand, use words such as 'heartwarming', 'hilarious' and 'whimsical', so this could be just the change we've been looking for!

John Irving (who wrote some other quirky books) also says: "A long-suffering family finds joy. A clairvoyant cat has premonitions of death and other supernatural talents. Vultures are hoping two orphaned children will stay alive. A dead daughter's hat talks to her father. A miraculous novel--an actual and spiritual road trip you won't forget."

Join us anyway for a relaxed and informal discussion in our November session. Venue to be announced closer to the time.

ps. the book is currently only available in hardback, so apologies that the price may be a little higher than usual. Some sites also show quite long delivery times, though my copy actually turned up much quicker than expected!