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BOOK CLUB
We have a thriving book-club, which meets in the coffee-lounge of the church, approximately once a month, to discuss a chosen book. At the meeting, we have a free and open discussion about the book selected for reading. Refreshments, wine and soft drinks, contributed by the members, are on offer to assist the discussion! Books are chosen randomly from proposals by members, and most are available to borrow via our group-library-membership.
There is no charge for membership; anyone with a love of books and reading is most welcome, and membership of the group is not limited to church-members. Everyone is welcome.
We do not exercise any restriction of the type of book selected; recent selections have been:
"The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas" by John Boyne
"The Alchemist," by Paul Coelho
"Conversations with God" by Neale Donald Walsch
"My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Piccoult
"Holy Fools" by Joanne Harris
"The Memory Stone" by Kate O'Riordan
"The Two of Us" by Sheila Hancock
"Brick Lane" by Monica Ali
"Mary Anne" by Daphne Du Maurier
"Mother, can you hear me" by Margaret Forster
"The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
"Staying on" by Paul Scott
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" by Mark Haddon
"The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards
"Pies and Prejudice" by Stewart Maconi
"I am Justice" by Paul Kenyon
"The Bolter" by Frances Osbourne
"Silence" by Shusaku Endo
"The Island" by Victoria Hislop
"The Lovely Bones" by Alice Seebold
"Old Filth" by Jane Gardam
"Sepulchre" by Kate Mosse
"The House at Riverton" by Kate Morton
"Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"Book Seller of Kabul" by Asne Seierstad
"The Sunday Philosophers' Club" by Alexander McCall Smith
"In Another Light" by Andrew Greig
"The Road to Nab End" by William Woodruff
"The Voyage Home" by Jane Rogers
"Case Histories" by Kate Atkinson
"The Uncommon Reader" by Alan Bennett
"The Ice Road" by Gillian Slovo
"Chicklit"
"Small Island" by Andrea Levy
"Salmon Fishing in Yemen" by Paul Torday
"Restless by William Boyd"
"The Colour" by Rose Tremain
"The Hare With Amber Eyes" by Edmund De Waal
"The Secret Scripture" by Sebastian Barry
"The Book Thief" by Marcus Zusak
"Wolf Hall" by Hilary Mantel.
Dates of future meetings and books selected are:
"The Book Thief" by Markus Zesak - 27th Feb.
"The Girls" by Lori Lansens - 26th March
"Yesterterday's House" by Mavis Cheek - TBA
"White Moguls" by William Dalrymple - TBA
"The Help" by Kathryn Stockey - - TBA
We meet at 7.00pm and usually finish by 9.00pm. We share light refreshments during the evening. All are welcome - it's not necessary to have read the designated book or to be a church member.
INTRODUCTORY BOOKLET:
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FAITH WORTH THINKING ABOUT
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Bury Unitarian Church
1 Bank Street
Bury
Lancashire
BL9 0DN
0161 761 3785
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