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: Classic literature, Family drama, Gothic, UK authorTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, Gothic, Literature, Must Read Books
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nadine Middlesex is a Pulitzer Prize winning novel which chronicles the impact of an intersex gene on three generations of a Greek family. ♥ “Protagonist Calliope (Cal) Stephanides undertakes a rebirth as he comes to terms with his family’s history… Continue Reading “Middlesex – Jeffrey Eugenides”
Category: Domestic Fiction, Family drama, LGBT, Psychological, US fictionTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, Literature, Middlesex, Must Read Books
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy A girl’s half-innocent mistake ruins the lives of those around her, and she spends the rest of her life attempting to atone. The mistake comes in the form of viewing her 9-year-old cousin being assaulted and making presumptions on who… Continue Reading “Atonement – Ian McEwan”
Category: Booker Prize, Family drama, Literary fiction, Psychological, UK author, Unreliable Narrator, War storyTags: Atonement, Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Ian McEwan, Literature
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Liam Hegarty has drowned himself a river. He is one of 12 siblings who all like to drink, though he was afflicted more than the rest. His family, a large, Irish kin, come together for the funeral. His sister Veronica narrates events,… Continue Reading “The Gathering – Anne Enright”
Posted on April 24, 2007
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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nadine Scout Finch is the young daughter of an Alabama town’s principled lawyer, Atticus. She and her brother Jem learn about prejudice and upholding human dignity through the example of their father who has taken on the legal defence… Continue Reading “To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee”
Category: Classic literature, Coming of Age, Domestic Fiction, Family drama, Gothic, Literary fiction, Pulitzer Prize, US fictionTags: Atticus Finch, Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, Literature, Must Read Books, Scout Finch, To Kill A Mockingbird
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