| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Coordinator: | |
| Group email: | Book Group 3 group |
| When: | Monthly on Tuesday mornings Monthly 3rd Tuesday |
| Venue: | Shipley Library |
The group reads a book each month and meets to discuss it, at Shipley Library.
To join this group you just need an interest in reading a variety of books and a commitment to read one each month. The aim is to think about the book a bit more deeply than we would if we read it alone. We are not 'literary experts’, just keen readers who enjoy a lively discussion. It is amazing what new insights you get from talking to other group members.
The book group was set up in January 2014 and meets throughout the year. The meeting starts with a brief chat over refreshments. Then members use a list of discussion questions to discuss different aspects of the book.
We individually borrow the books from libraries or purchase a second hand one. World Of Books on line usually has cheap copies with no postage charge. Books are nominated by group members then we vote to determine the yearly programme.
Book List for 2022
March: Ford Madox Ford The Good Soldier
April: Sylvia Plath The Bell Jar
May: JG Ballard Empire of the Sun
June: Vera Brittain Testament of Youth
July: JG Farrell The Siege of Krishnapur
August: Mohsin Hamid The Reluctant Fundamentalist
September: Charles Dickens Nicholas Nickleby*
October: JM Coetzee Disgrace
November: Edith Wharton The Reef
December: Carlo Levi Christ stopped at Eboli - If we have Dec meeting.
January: Elizabeth Taylor Angel
February: Haruki Marakami Norwegian Wood
March: Henry James Washington Square
April: Kazuo Ishiguro Kiara and the Sun
May: Graham Greene Our Man in Havana
VENUE: At Shipley Library in a meeting room.
BUS ROUTES: Convenient for any bus going into Shipley Market place
MEETING: Monthly; third Tuesday in the month, 10.15 to approx. 12.00
REFRESHMENTS: Coffee making facilities available or bring your own
LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE: Just an interest in reading novels
MAXIMUM SIZE OF THE GROUP: 10
COSTS: Room hire is currently free
The group is currently full but; contact the leader to go on the waiting list or if you want to join a parallel book group the group leader would be happy to help U3A members set up another book group in the Shipley area or in another part of Bradford