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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, Literary fictionTags: Aravind Adiga, Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Booker Prize, Books, Books To Read, Literature, Must Read Books, White Tiger
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, Literary fiction, UK authorTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Booker Prize, Books, Literature, Must Read Books, Philip Hensher, The Northern Clemency
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
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Set in 1838, at a time of colonial upheaval and shortly before the outbreak of the Opium Wars in China, Sea Of Poppies tells the story of the ship Ibis and her interesting collection of passengers making the journey from India to… Continue Reading “Sea of Poppies – Amitav Ghosh”
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, Humour, SatireTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Booker Prize, Books, Books To Read, Fraction of The Whole, Literature, Must Read Books, Satire, Steve Toltz
We decided to sneak in another Bookerthon before our regular Bookerthon in 2008. Can you tell this is our new favourite pastime?! This time we took on 2005 as we’d recently read two of the shortlisters, plus heard great things about the other four… Continue Reading “Back Booker 2005”
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 Rachel In 1904 lepidopterist Thomas Edgar arrives home to England from a collecting expedition in the Amazon. He is emaciated and cannot or will not speak. As his wife wonders what has happened, the book takes us back to the… Continue Reading “The Sound of Butterflies – Rachael King”
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy Considered the original non-fiction novel, In Cold Blood details the 1959 murders of Kansas farmer Herbert Clutter and his family who were found bound and shot in their home. Capote follows the search for the killers, as they travel… Continue Reading “In Cold Blood – Truman Capote”
Category: Non-Fiction, Psychological, US fictionTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, In Cold Blood, Literature, Must Read Books, True Crime
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: Booker Prize, Cultural, Domestic Fiction, Literary fiction, PsychologicalTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Booker Prize, Books, Books To Read, God Of Small Things, Literature, Must Read Books
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