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ATTENTION AUTHORS - scam warning. Before I introduce my group, please be aware there is a scam taking place targeting authors. If you receive an email from someone using my name and the name of this book group offering to feature you at one of our events, it is not me. I will never reach out to authors to feature them and I would certainly never charge if I was to do this. If you are contacted by someone pretending to be me, please report the email address. The only money I ask for is any voluntary donations from members to help me with the Meetup fees.
Young London Book Group is for readers between 20 and 40(ish) who are looking to socialise and talk about literature with like-minded people. We meet usually on the fourth Tuesday of every month (this does change, so please keep on eye on dates) at a pub near London Bridge starting at 6.30pm. We have a casual discussion of the month's book for an hour or so, then encourage people to stick around for a drink or two afterwards. At each session, we choose our next book from a shortlist. These will tend to be short novels/novellas or graphic novels. If you have any recommendations for future book groups, send me a message to let me know. Happy reading! Anna
I would be grateful if you can contribute a pound or two whenever you attend to help me cover Meetup's running costs so that I can keep the group running. Thank you!
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*New location!* I Never Promised You a Rose Garden - Hannah Green
The Rose, 123 Snowsfields, London, GBA quick note to say that if you would like to help me with the running costs of the book group, you can give a small contribution via Ko-fi. This helps me keep the group running as I pay the Meetup fee myself :) https://ko-fi.com/annabookgroup
We have changed location! Our next meetup will be at The Rose not far from London Bridge Station.
We will meet from 6:30 onwards at the pub and make our way to the room downstairs between 6:30 and 7:00. We will start the discussion at around 7:00pm and talk about the book for an hour or so before having a break. Then we can vote on next month's book!
If you have any suggestions for short (or shortish) books for the next shortlist, please message me ahead of time.
Thanks!
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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden - Joanne Greenberg (Hannah Green) (1964, 252 pages)
Hailed by The New York Times as "convincing and emotionally gripping" upon its publication in 1964, Joanne Greenberg's semi-autobiographical novel stands as a timeless and unforgettable portrayal of mental illness. Enveloped in the dark inner kingdom of her schizophrenia, sixteen-year-old Deborah is haunted by private tormentors that isolate her from the outside world. With the reluctant and fearful consent of her parents, she enters a mental hospital where she will spend the next three years battling to regain her sanity with the help of a gifted psychiatrist. As Deborah struggles toward the possibility of the "normal" life she and her family hope for, the reader is inexorably drawn into her private suffering and deep determination to confront her demons.
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