The Free-Range Bookclub
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Category: UK author
The Buddha of Suburbia – Hanif Kureishi
Posted on March 17, 2009 by thefreerangebookclub
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: Contemporary fiction, Satire, UK authorTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, Buddha of Suburbia, Hanif Kureishi, Literature, Must Read Books, Satire
Tess Of The D’Urbervilles – Thomas Hardy
Posted on February 24, 2009 by thefreerangebookclub
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: Classic literature, UK authorTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, Classics, Literature, Must Read Books, Tess, Thomas Hardy
The Secret Scripture – Sebastian Barry
Posted on October 12, 2008 by thefreerangebookclub
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Nearing her 100th birthday, Roseanne McNulty faces an uncertain future, as the Roscommon Regional Mental hospital, where she’s spent the best part of her adult life, prepares for closure. ♥ “Set in an Ireland besieged by conflict, The Secret Scripture is… Continue Reading “The Secret Scripture – Sebastian Barry”
The Northern Clemency – Philip Hensher
Posted on October 5, 2008 by thefreerangebookclub
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”
The Clothes On Their Backs – Linda Grant
Posted on September 25, 2008 by thefreerangebookclub
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, Domestic Fiction, UK authorTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Booker Prize, Books, Books To Read, Clothes On Their Backs, Linda Grant, Literature
Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte
Posted on August 20, 2008 by thefreerangebookclub
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
The Child In Time – Ian McEwan
Posted on April 15, 2008 by thefreerangebookclub
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nadine In a dystopian future a child is snatched during a routine supermarket visit. ♥ “Stephen Lewis takes his three-year-old daughter to the supermarket one morning. He turns his back for just moments and she is gone. When she… Continue Reading “The Child In Time – Ian McEwan”
Category: Booker Prize, Fantasy, Literary fiction, Psychological, UK authorTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Booker Prize, Books, Books To Read, Ian McEwan, Literature, Must Read Books
Atonement – Ian McEwan
Posted on November 20, 2007 by thefreerangebookclub
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
The Unconsoled – Kazuo Ishiguro
Posted on October 30, 2007 by thefreerangebookclub
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel Ryder, a famous pianist, arrives in a European city to perform a concert. However, he appears to have lost most of his memory and finds his new environment surreal and dreamlike. As both hero and anti-hero, he wades… Continue Reading “The Unconsoled – Kazuo Ishiguro”
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