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Category: UK author
The Paying Guests – Sarah Waters
Posted on August 21, 2018 by thefreerangebookclub
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Jo A love affair and a crime amongst landladies and their tenants, set in post-war Britain. ➽ SPOILER ALERT “Sarah Waters wonderfully sets the scene with her detailed and easy-to-absorb descriptions of the physical and social environment. I really felt as if… Continue Reading “The Paying Guests – Sarah Waters”
Category: Historical Fiction, LGBT, UK author
Elmet – Fiona Mozley
Posted on October 5, 2017 by thefreerangebookclub
READ FOR BOOKERTHON A man, who lives in an isolated community with his son and daughter, uses bare-fist fighting as his currency. ◉ “I was about three-quarters of the way through Elmet when I thought to myself, ‘there have only been about two things… Continue Reading “Elmet – Fiona Mozley”
Category: Booker Prize, Contemporary fiction, Literary fiction, UK author
Autumn – Ali Smith
Posted on September 12, 2017 by thefreerangebookclub
READ FOR BOOKERTHON A young girl forges an unlikely – but life long –friendship with her elderly neighbour in post-Brexit England. ◉ “It is hard to describe this novel. It is a study of time and of place, as well as ageing and art… Continue Reading “Autumn – Ali Smith”
Category: Literary fiction, UK author
How To Be Both – Ali Smith
Posted on October 6, 2014 by thefreerangebookclub
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Written in two parts, both titled ONE, this is a book about art’s versatility, told by a renaissance painter of the 1460s and a child of the 1960s. ✎ How to Be Both is written in two halves, using both a… Continue Reading “How To Be Both – Ali Smith”
Category: Booker Prize, Literary fiction, UK authorTags: Ali Smith, Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Booker Prize, Books, Books To Read, How To Be Both, Literature, Must Read Books
Howards End – E M Forster
Posted on May 20, 2014 by thefreerangebookclub
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Sophia The disregard of a dying woman’s bequest, an impulsive girl’s attempt to help an impoverished clerk, and the marriage between an idealist and a materialist all intersect at an estate called Howards End. ✎ “Love E M Forster… Continue Reading “Howards End – E M Forster”
Category: Classic literature, UK author
The Testament of Mary – Colm Toibin
Posted on September 29, 2013 by thefreerangebookclub
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Mary, mother of Jesus, is in her old age and does not believe her son was the son of God ❖ “The Testament of Mary is the story of Mary, mother of Jesus. She is elderly and being visited by ‘the… Continue Reading “The Testament of Mary – Colm Toibin”
Category: Booker Prize, Literary fiction, UK authorTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Booker Prize, Books, Books To Read, Literature, Must Read Books
A Severed Head – Iris Murdoch
Posted on December 4, 2012 by thefreerangebookclub
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Jo A 1961 satirical novel about marriage, adultery and deception within a group of civilised and educated people © “The characters in this book are unpleasant, their morals questionable and their actions immoral, Martin Lynch-Gibbon especially. “But that is the beauty of the novel.… Continue Reading “A Severed Head – Iris Murdoch”
Category: Classic literature, Satire, UK author
Bring Up The Bodies – Hilary Mantel
Posted on October 13, 2012 by thefreerangebookclub
READ FOR BOOKERTHON The sequel to Wolf Hall, charting the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell, a minister in the court of King Henry VIII. © “Bring Up The Bodies is the sequel to Wolf Hall, about the life of Thomas Cromwell who was so… Continue Reading “Bring Up The Bodies – Hilary Mantel”
Category: Booker Prize, Historical Fiction, UK authorTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Booker Prize, Books, Books To Read, Hilary Mantel, Literature, Must Read Books
The Bell – Iris Murdoch
Posted on August 14, 2012 by thefreerangebookclub
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Jo A lay community of mixed-up people is encamped outside Imber Abbey, a home of sequestered nuns. An old bell is rediscovered, causing change in everyone. © “A former teacher establishes a sanctuary for those looking for a “refuge from… Continue Reading “The Bell – Iris Murdoch”
Category: Classic literature, UK author
Under The Net – Iris Murdoch
Posted on April 24, 2012 by thefreerangebookclub
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Jo A 1954 book about struggling writer Jake Donaghue. Its mixture of the philosophical and picaresque makes it one of Murdoch’s most popular novels. © “I loved the ridiculousness of Jake Donaghue’s rambling life of youthful irresponsibility – as far as main… Continue Reading “Under The Net – Iris Murdoch”
Category: Classic literature, UK author
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