Category: Political
READ FOR BOOKERTHON The Little Stranger is a mixed genre story set in a dilapidated mansion in Warwickshire, England in the 1940s. It features a country doctor who calls on an old family of declining fortunes who own the old estate that is crumbling… Continue Reading “The Little Stranger – Sarah Waters”
Category: Booker Prize, Family drama, Ghost story, Gothic, Historical Fiction, Horror, Mystery/Crime, Political, Psychological, UK author, Unreliable NarratorTags: Booker Prize, Free Range Bookclub 2009
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Based on a real villa in Czechoslovakia, the house in this book is a minimalist masterpiece with a transparent glass room as its centre. Built for Liesel and Viktor Landauer in the 1920s, the house becomes the central character and the… Continue Reading “The Glass Room – Simon Mawer”
Category: Art, Booker Prize, Cultural, Family drama, Female Experience, Historical Fiction, Holocaust fiction, Literary fiction, Political, Psychological, Queer, UK author, War storyTags: Booker Prize, Free Range Bookclub 2009
READ FOR BOOKERTHON A fictionalised biography documenting the rapid rise to power of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII. ❚ “Wolf Hall is primarily about Thomas Cromwell who in real life was a disliked man who worked for King Henry. He orchestrated… Continue Reading “Wolf Hall – Hilary Mantel”
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Loosely based on the life of E Nesbit, The Children’s Book follows the lives of several inter-related families from 1895 through WWI. ❚ “The Wellwood family consists of Olive, Humphrey, Olive’s sister Violet, and many children. They are Fabians, living in… Continue Reading “The Children’s Book – A S Byatt”
Category: Art, Booker Prize, Coming of Age, Domestic Fiction, Family drama, Female Experience, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Literary fiction, Metafiction, Mthyical/folklore, Political, Psychological, UK author, War storyTags: Booker Prize, Free Range Bookclub 2009
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Jo Set in the early 19th century, The Potato Factory explores the lives of London’s thieves, con men, prostitutes, street urchins and lowlife many of whom, suffering from England’s social and political inequalities, are sent to the penal colony of… Continue Reading “The Potato Factory – Bryce Courtenay”
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy A coming of age novel where a young man, Pip, has an anonymous benefactor who sponsors him in to becoming a gentleman ❚ “ Great Expectations is a story of a young man who wants more than what… Continue Reading “Great Expectations – Charles Dickens”
Category: Classic literature, Coming of Age, Family drama, Gothic, Humour, Mystery/Crime, Philosophical, Political, Psychological, Realist, Satire, UK author, Unreliable NarratorTags: Free Range Bookclub 2009
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel The Buddha of Suburbia is a satirical coming-of-age story that deals with class, race, and identity. Haroon, is a first generation immigrant who begins a relationship with a woman named Eva who shares his interest in Buddhism. Eva encourages… Continue Reading “The Buddha of Suburbia – Hanif Kureishi”
Category: Art, Classic literature, Coming of Age, Contemporary fiction, Cultural, Faith & Religion, Family drama, Historical Fiction, Humour, Immigrant story, Literary fiction, Political, Psychological, Queer, Satire, UK authorTags: Free Range Bookclub 2009
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Ros In this 1891 book, a poor young woman discovers she may be descended from nobility and goes in search of a better life ❚ “Tess Durbeyfield is a complex character considered by some a hopeless victim and by… Continue Reading “Tess Of The D’Urbervilles – Thomas Hardy”
Category: Banned/controversial books, Classic literature, Coming of Age, Faith & Religion, Family drama, Female Experience, Feminism, Literary fiction, Philosophical, Political, Psychological, Realist, UK authorTags: Free Range Bookclub 2009
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel The story of an Algerian city swept by a plague. The plague begins as a series of portents, unheeded by the people, and gradually becomes an omnipresent reality, obliterating all traces of the past and driving its victims… Continue Reading “The Plague – Albert Camus”
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Born in the dark heart of India, the protagonist Balram gets a break when he is hired as a driver for his village’s wealthiest man. From behind the wheel of their Honda City, Balram observes his employers bribe foreign ministers, barter… Continue Reading “The White Tiger – Aravind Adiga”
Category: Booker Prize, Contemporary fiction, Cultural, Epistolary fiction, Indian fiction, Literary fiction, Political, Psychological, Satire, Unreliable NarratorTags: Booker Prize, Free Range Bookclub 2008
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