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Due to popular demand we currently have four Book Clubs and are about to start aThey are all medium-sized groups and members are all welcome to choose a book they believe would be interesting for the group to read and discuss. Please see the Book Club programmes below.
Book Club 1 convenor: Marjorie Gee
To contact Marjorie, please email salfordu3a@gmail.com marking the subject line of your email ‘FAO: Marjorie Gee‘.
Venue and Time: Book Club 1 meet 10-11am on the first Wednesday of the month at Walkden Congregational Church.
Book Club 2 convenor: Liz Hallsworth
To contact Liz, please email salfordu3a@gmail.com marking the subject line of your email ‘FAO: Liz Hallsworth‘.
Venue and Time: Book Club 2 meet 12-1pm on the first Wednesday of the month at Walkden Congregational Church.
Book Club 3 convenor: Lynda Pearson
To contact Lynda, please email salfordu3a@gmail.com marking the subject line of your email ‘FAO: Lynda Pearson‘.
Venue and Time: Book Club 3 meet on the first Wednesday of the month between 11am and 12 noon at Walkden Gateway.
Book Club 4 convenor: Rita Lewin
To contact Rita, please email salfordu3a@gmail.com marking the subject line of your email ‘FAO: Rita Lewin‘.
Venue and Time: Book Club 4 meets on the second Monday of the month between 7 and 8pm at Eccles Library.
There is a small charge each session (£2 per person for Book Club 1, £1.50 per person for Book Club 2, £1 for Book Club 3, free for Book Club 4) to cover the cost of room hire.
Book Club 1 Programme 2024
| Date | Book and author |
|---|---|
| 3 Jan | The Snow Child Eowyn Ivey |
| 7 Feb | Elizabeth is Missing Emma Healey |
| 6 Mar | Brick Lane Monica Ali |
| 3 Apr | Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |
| 1 May | A Kiss Before Dying Ira Levin |
| 5 Jun | Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver |
| 3 Jul | Hamnet Maggie O’Farrell |
| 7 Aug | The Seventh Son Sebastian Faulks |
| 4 Sep | Act of Oblivion Robert Harris |
| 2 Oct | I, Mona Lisa Natasha Solomons |
| 6 Nov | American Dirt Jeanine Cummins |
| 4 Dec | The Choice S J Ford |
Book Club 2 Programme 2024
| Date | Book and Author |
|---|---|
| 3 Jan | The Beekeeper of Aleppo Christy Lefteri |
| 7 Feb | Queenie Candice Carty-Williams |
| 6 Mar | Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt |
| 3 Apr | This is the Night They Come For You Robert Goddard |
| 1 May | Before We Met Lucie Whitehouse |
| 5 Jun | Trespasses Louise Kennedy |
| 3 Jul | American Dirt Jeanine Cummins |
| 7 Aug | The Bandit Queens Parini Shroff |
| 4 Sep | The Long Call Ann Cleeves |
| 2 Oct | The Guest List Lucy Foley |
| 6 Nov | Cuddy Benjamin Myers |
| 4 Dec | Brung Up Proper Jason Manford |
Book Club 3 Programme 2024
| Date | Book and Author |
|---|---|
| 3 Jan | So He Takes the Dog Jonathan Buckley |
| 7 Feb | Idlewild Nick Sagan |
| 6 Mar | Trespasses Louise Kennedy |
| 3 Apr | The Beekeeper of Aleppo Christy Lefteri |
| 1 May | The Abortionist’s Daughter Elisabeth Hyde |
| 5 Jun | The Dry Jane Harper |
| 3 Jul | In the Blink of an Eye Jo Callaghan |
| 7 Aug | The Red House Mark Haddon |
| 4 Sep | Mrs England Stacey Halls |
| 2 Oct | The Midnight Palace Carlos Ruiz Zafon |
| 6 Nov | Moral Disorder Margaret Atwood |
| 4 Dec | Beyond Black Hilary Mantel |
Book Club 4 Programme 2024
| Date | Book and Author |
|---|---|
| 12 Feb | Us David Nicholls |
| 11 Mar | The Martian Andy Weir |
| 8 Apr | Mary Barton Elizabeth Gaskell |
| 13 May | When God was a Rabbit Sarah Winman |
| 10 Jun | Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck |
| 8 Jul | A Taste of Honey Sheila Delaney |
| 12 Aug | The Miniaturist Jessie Burton |
| 9 Sep | Black and British, a forgotten history David Olusoga |
| 14 Oct | The Testament of Mary Colm Toibin |
| 11 Nov | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Paul Torday |
| 9 Dec | Blow your house down Pat Barker |
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