Category: Family drama

The Member Of The Wedding – Carson McCullers

Posted on July 16, 2013 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Sophia Troubled teen and tomboy Frankie Addams becomes obsessed with her brother’s wedding plans as she seeks to become a member of something important. Frankie Addams is an awkward twelve year old out of school for the summer. She lives with… Continue Reading “The Member Of The Wedding – Carson McCullers”

Category: Classic literature, Family drama, US fiction, YA

Pigeon English – Stephan Kelman

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON Ghana migrant Harrison Opoku unbalances the hierarchical balance in his community when he speaks out about the murder of school mate. ✔ “Harri Opoku is 11 years old when he moves from Ghana to a London housing estate with his mother and sister.… Continue Reading “Pigeon English – Stephan Kelman”

Category: Booker Prize, Family drama, Literary fiction, Mystery/Crime

Freedom – Jonathan Franzen

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Sophia Freedom by Jonathan Franzen tells the story of the lives of the Berglund family, an upper-middle class family from Michigan. Walter is an environmental activist, his wife Patty is a stay at home mum. They have two children,… Continue Reading “Freedom – Jonathan Franzen”

Category: Contemporary fiction, Family drama, US fiction

The Finkler Question – Howard Jacobson

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON A satirical novel where three British men reflect on what it means to be Jewish. ☁ “Julian Treslove is a professional lookalike, despite not looking like anyone in particular. His friend Sam Finkler is a philosopher, writer and television personality. Their… Continue Reading “The Finkler Question – Howard Jacobson”

Category: Booker Prize, Family drama

The Outcast – Sadie Jones

Posted on June 9, 2009 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel Eight year old Lewis Alridge meets his father for the first time in 1945, newly returned from the war. Life awkwardly ekes by until one day there is a tragedy in the family which sets Lewis on a… Continue Reading “The Outcast – Sadie Jones”

Category: Family drama, Historical Fiction

The Northern Clemency – Philip Hensher

Posted on October 5, 2008 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON Covering 1974 to 1996, The Northern Clemency is a portrait of an era, a novel concerned with the lives of two ordinary Sheffield families, the Glovers and the Sellers, and history on the move. ♥ This book encapsulates an era and… Continue Reading “The Northern Clemency – Philip Hensher”

Category: Booker Prize, Contemporary fiction, Domestic Fiction, Family drama, Historical Fiction, Literary fiction, Political, Realist, UK authorTags: ,

The Clothes On Their Backs – Linda Grant

Posted on September 25, 2008 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON Vivien Kovacs is on a search to reveal the truth to the secrets kept from her by her timid Hungarian refugee parents ♥ “Two Jewish brothers are at the heart of this novel. One escapes Hungary prior to the war, marries… Continue Reading “The Clothes On Their Backs – Linda Grant”

Category: Booker Prize, Coming of Age, Cultural, Family drama, Female Experience, Historical Fiction, Holocaust fiction, Immigrant story, Literary fiction, Psychological, UK authorTags: ,

A Fraction Of The Whole – Steve Toltz

Posted on September 15, 2008 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON From his prison cell, Jasper Dean tells the unlikely story of how he, his scheming father Martin and his crazy Uncle Terry upset an entire continent ♥ “For most of his life, Jasper Dean couldn’t decide whether to pity, hate, love,… Continue Reading “A Fraction Of The Whole – Steve Toltz”

Category: Australian author, Booker Prize, Family drama, Humour, Literary fiction, Philosophical, Satire, Unreliable NarratorTags:

Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte

Posted on August 20, 2008 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nadine A brooding tale of passion and revenge set in the Yorkshire moors ♥ Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel details the arrival at Wuthering Heights of a man named Heathcliffe and the close bond he forms with his benefactor’s daughter,… Continue Reading “Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte”

Category: Banned/controversial books, Classic literature, Family drama, Female Experience, Gothic, Literary fiction, Psychological, UK author, Unreliable NarratorTags:

The God Of Small Things – Arundhati Roy

Posted on June 18, 2008 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nadine This novel discusses who should be loved, and how. And how much. It describes how small things affect people’s behaviour and lives ♥ “The God of Small Things details the lives of fraternal twins Rahel and her brother… Continue Reading “The God Of Small Things – Arundhati Roy”

Category: Banned/controversial books, Booker Prize, Coming of Age, Cultural, Family drama, Female Experience, Feminism, Indian fiction, Literary fiction, Political, PsychologicalTags: ,

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