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Lolita – Vladimir Nabokov

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Jo Lolita is the story of a European scholar named Humbert Humbert who confesses to being obsessed with ‘nymphets’, ie young girls. He travels around America with his new wife and her pre-teen daughter Lolita and slowly becomes more and… Continue Reading “Lolita – Vladimir Nabokov”

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The Pregnant Widow – Martin Amis

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel The setting for The Pregnant Widow is a pastoral Italian castle in a hot dry summer. Here, beautiful young people are draped around the pool, smoking cigarettes, drinking wine, discussing literature, sex and freedoms. It is 1970, the start of… Continue Reading “The Pregnant Widow – Martin Amis”

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2011 – Bookerthon

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

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A year in the life of a Booker judge must be such a challenge. What is the best book of the year? Is it one that represents the past 12 months on a global scale? Is it one that tackles serious topics, or one… Continue Reading “2011 – Bookerthon”

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Pigeon English – Stephan Kelman

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON Ghana migrant Harrison Opoku unbalances the hierarchical balance in his community when he speaks out about the murder of school mate. ✔ “Harri Opoku is 11 years old when he moves from Ghana to a London housing estate with his mother and sister.… Continue Reading “Pigeon English – Stephan Kelman”

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The Sisters Brothers – Patrick de Witt

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON Set in the American west coast in 1851, this book is a Western parody ✔ “Eli and Charlie Sisters are brothers and assassins living on the West Coast of America in 1851 during the Nevada Mountain gold rush. They are hired… Continue Reading “The Sisters Brothers – Patrick de Witt”

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The Sense Of An Ending – Julian Barnes

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON An English retiree challenges his fading memory with the arrival of a lawyer’s letter ✔ The unreliability of memories are often fictional fodder. Feeding out snippets of truths and half truths and making the reader work out who is reliable and… Continue Reading “The Sense Of An Ending – Julian Barnes”

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Jamrach’s Menagerie – Carol Birch

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON Eight-year-old Jaffy Brown escapes the Victorian slums and sets sail for a better life. ✔ A 19th Century street urchin named Jaffy Brown is at the heart of his book. In search of a better life, he works for Mr Charles Jamrach,… Continue Reading “Jamrach’s Menagerie – Carol Birch”

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Snowdrops – A D Miller

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON British lawyer Nick is seduced by the dangerous Masha while working in Moscow and ends up finding himself buried in secrets. ✔ Nicholas is a single, 38-year-old British lawyer working for banks lending money to Russian corporations. His time in Moscow is… Continue Reading “Snowdrops – A D Miller”

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Half Blood Blues – Esi Edugyan

Posted on September 15, 2011 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON In 1940s France a black cabaret singer disappears. Fifty years on, one of his bandmates, Sid, embarks on a journey to discover Hieronymous’s fate. ✔ “Hiero is African German and a member of a jazz band in pre-war Berlin. The Nazis ban… Continue Reading “Half Blood Blues – Esi Edugyan”

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Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson

Posted on September 4, 2011 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy Treasure Island features Jim Hawkins, an inn-keeper’s son, who becomes interested in a guest’s chest. Billy Bones is protective of the chest and concerned about the potential appearance of a one-legged man. When Billy mysteriously dies, Jim looks… Continue Reading “Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson”

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