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Alnwick

BOOKS REVIEWED IN PREVIOUS YEARS

2025-26
DATE TO BE HANDED OUTDAYS TO READDATE TO BE REVIEWEDAUTHOR AND TITLE OF BOOKS TO BE REVIEWED (Notes in brackets refer to number of pages if over 400.)LOCATION
Mondays
21 October 242818 November 24Peter James - Absolute Proof - MEMBERS ACQUIRE (662)2pm St Michael's
18 November 242816 December 24NO MEETING - WINTER BREAKNo meeting
16 December 243520 January 25Lee Child - Worth Dying For & EACH MEMBER TO ALSO REVIEW A BOOK OF THEIR CHOICE2pm St Michael's
20 January 252817 February 25Matt Haig - The Midnight Library2pm St Michael's
17 February 252817 March 25John Boyne - The Heart's Invisible Furies (727)2pm St Michael's
17 March 253521 April 25Michael Frayn - Skios: A Novel2pm St Michael's
21 April 252819 May 25Brit Bennett - The Vanishing Half2pm St Michael's
19 May 252816 June 25Jodie Picoult - Wish You Were Here2pm St Michael's
16 June 253521 July 25Anita Shreve - Rescue2pm St Michael's
21 July 252818 August 25Rosamund Lupton - Sister4pm ZOOM
18 August 252815 September 25Nicci French - House of Correction (513)2pm St Michael's
15 September 253520 October 25Maggie O'Farrell - The Hand That First Held Mine2pm St Michael's
20 October 252817 November 25EACH MEMBER TO REVIEW A BOOK OF THEIR CHOICE2pm St Michael's
17 November 252815 December 25NO MEETING - WINTER BREAKNo meeting
15 December 253519 January 26Bonnie Garmus - Lessons in Chemistry (390)2pm St Michael's
19 January 262816 February 26CHOICE PENDING2pm St Michael's
2024
DATE TO BE HANDED OUT - MONDAYSDAYS TO READDATE TO BE REVIEWEDAUTHOR AND TITLE OF BOOKS TO BE REVIEWED (Note in brackets refers to number of pages if over 400)
18 December 232815 January 24Kristin Hannah - The Great AloneSt Michael's
15 January 20243519 February 24J. G. Ballard - Empire of the SunSt Michael's
19 February 242818 March 24Jamie Ford - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (441)St Michael's
18 March 242815 April 24Rosamund Lupton - Three HoursSt Michael's
15 April 243520 May 24Frederick Forsyth - The Day of the Jackal (412)St Michael's
20 May 242817 June 24Anita Diamont - The Red TentSt Michael's
17 June 242815 July 24Pat Barker - Toby’s RoomSt Michael's
15 July 243519 August 24Jojo Moyes - Me Before You (481)4pm - ZOOM
19 August 242816 September 24Anthony Horowitz - The House of Silk (405)St Michael's
16 September 243521 October 24Susanna Clarke - PiranesiSt Michael's
21 October 242818 November 24Peter James - Absolute Proof - MEMBERS TO ACQUIRE (662 pages)St Michael's
18 November 242816 December 24Lee Child - Worth Dying ForA Member's House

2023BOOKLOCATION
16th JanuaryStuart, Douglas - Shuggie Bain4pm ZOOM - re-arranged due to snow & ice
20th FebruaryHarris, Robert - The Second Sleep *(414). Group Members to acquire this book2pm St Michael's
20th MarchCleeves, Ann - The Moth Catcher2pm St Michael's
17th AprilJonasson, Jonas – The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred Year Old Man2pm St Michael's
15th MaySteadman, Helen – The Running Wolf2pm St Michael's
19th JuneBarker, Pat - Another World2pm St Michael's
17th JulySetterfield, Diane – Once upon a River2pm St Michael's
21st AugustTrigiani, Adriana – The Shoemaker’s Wife*(470)4pm ZOOM
18th SeptemberMengiste, Maaza – The Shadow King2pm St Michael's
16th OctoberLee, Harper - Go Set a Watchman2pm St Michael's
20th NovemberHollinghurst, Alan – The Stranger’s Child*(564)2pm St Michael's
18th DecemberCoe, Jonathan - Middle England *(421). Group Members to acquire this book4pm ZOOM
2022
DATEBOOKLOCATION
17th January Ordinary Thunderstorms by William BoydSt Michael's
21st February Our Man in Havana by Graham GreeneSt Michael's
21st MarchOn the Beach by Neville ShuteSt Michael's
20th April No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy 2:15pm St Michael's
Day amended due to Bank Holiday
16th MayRestless by William Boyd2pm St Michael's
20th JuneMarch by Geraldine Brooks2pm St Michael's
18th JulyHamnet by Maggie O’Farrell2pm St Michael's
15th AugustA Place called Winter by Patrick Gale4pm ZOOM
19th September The Importance of being Kennedy by Laurie Graham.POSTPONED
BANK HOLIDAY FOR QUEEN’S FUNERAL- NOW ON 17th October
17th OctoberThe Importance of being Kennedy by Laurie Graham, followed by -
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
2pm St Michael's
21st NovemberLooking for Mr Nobody by Sue Rann2pm St Michael's
19th DecemberTranscription by Kate Atkinson4pm ZOOM
2021 Books via Library Service
DATE AND TIMEBOOKLOCATION
19th January Review of The House at Riverton by Kate MortonZOOM 4PM
15th February
Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
Library Service currently has problem dispensing group books. This book being bought/acquired by agreement.
ZOOM 4PM
15th MarchWe Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker.
This book via Borrowbox or print copy if can be sourced.
ZOOM 4PM
19th April The Long Call by Ann Cleeves. This book via Borrowbox or print copy if can be sourced.ZOOM 4PM
17th May 13 Steps Down by Ruth Rendell. This is a physical book obtained via Library Services.ZOOM 4PM
21st June A Girl made of Dust by Natalie Abi-EzziZOOM 4PM
19th July The Postmistress by Sarah BlakeZOOM 4PM
16th August The Tiger’s Wife by Tea ObrehtZOOM 4PM
20th SeptemberBirdcage Walk by Helen DunmoreZOOM 4PM
FUTURE MEETINGS TO TAKE PLACE AT ST MICHAEL'S, The Small Hall, 2.00pm - 4pm
18th OctoberThe Vanishing of Ruth by Janet MacLeod TrotterSt Michael's
15th NovemberGuernica by Dave BolingSt Michael's
20th DecemberA Week in December by Sebastian FaulksAs above or ZOOM
2020
DATEBOOKLOCATION
February 17thInaugural meeting to set up new book club
March 16thFirst Book distributed for reading – The Siege by Helen Dunmore
Book being read during first period of Covid-19 lockdown.
April 20thNo meeting due to Covid-19 Lockdown. Further meetings postponed.
Further meetings continuing by ZOOM until further notice at 4pm
AprilFirst book of the new book group was reviewed - The Siege by Helen Dunmore.
Due to lockdown criteria, group wasn’t able to meet so individual group members forwarded email reviews to the coordinator who then combined them into one document for issue to all (24th April 2020)
May/JunePreliminary Zoom meeting of May cancelled due to John’s broken wrist! Access to books via the library service difficult or impossible except by digital means; the way forward, including the use of ZOOM, is under review.
JulyGroup reading - The Bee Keeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri for review during August.
Multiple copies of the book have been accessed via the Library’s Borrowbox service.
10th August The Bee Keeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri. Digital book.ZOOM
21st SeptemberThe Unexpected Return of Josephine Fox by Claire Gradidge. Digital book.ZOOM
19th OctoberHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Adichie. Books via Library Service.ZOOM
16th November Bones in the Nest by Helen Cadbury. Books via Library Service.ZOOM
21st DecemberThe Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney. Books via Library Service.ZOOM