The Free-Range Bookclub
Bookclubbers without boundaries in Nelson, New Zealand
Tag: Literature
A Spool Of Blue Thread – Anne Tyler
READ FOR BOOKERTHON The lives of four generations of Whitshanks unfold in and around the sprawling, lovingly worn Baltimore house that has always been their anchor. ❍ “Though this is Tyler’s 20th (and apparently her last) novel, it’s the first of hers I’ve read.… Continue Reading “A Spool Of Blue Thread – Anne Tyler”
The Year Of The Runaways – Sunjeev Sahota
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Three Indian men and a British-Indian woman are linked by chance in Sheffield, England, as they run the full gamut of experiences that come with being a migrant worker in Britain. ❍ “I was *very* heavily immersed in this book recently when I… Continue Reading “The Year Of The Runaways – Sunjeev Sahota”
The Fishermen – Chigozie Obioma
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Four brothers encounter a madman whose mystic prophecy of violence threatens the core of their close-knit family. ❍ Four middle-class Nigerian brothers with a proud and strict father decide to sneak out of the house one day to go fishing. They… Continue Reading “The Fishermen – Chigozie Obioma”
A Little Life – Hanya Yanagihara
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Child abuse survivor Jude St Francis moves to New York with three friends, all ready to make their way in life. Yet their greatest challenge, each comes to realise, is Jude, a talented litigator but an increasingly broken man who is haunted by traumas he fears he’ll… Continue Reading “A Little Life – Hanya Yanagihara”
The Colour Of Water – James McBride
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Sonya The memoir of a white woman written by her black son. The book details Ruth’s difficult childhood but her ability to turn things around for her own children. ❍ “The Colour of Water was a great read, and… Continue Reading “The Colour Of Water – James McBride”
The Age Of Innocence – Edith Wharton
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Jo An upper-class couple’s marriage is threatened by the arrival of the bride’s cousin. The Age Of Innocence won the Pulitzer Prize in 1921 making Edith Wharton the first woman to receive the prize. ❍ “The Age Of Innocence… Continue Reading “The Age Of Innocence – Edith Wharton”
Sophie’s World – Jostein Gaarder
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel After Sophie Amundsen finds a note in her letterbox asking ‘who are you?’ and ‘where does the world come from?’ she becomes embroiled in a philosophical riddle about existence. A fictional book which manages to summarise two thousand years of… Continue Reading “Sophie’s World – Jostein Gaarder”
The Train – Georges Simenon
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Becks On May 10, 1940, as Nazi tanks approach, Marcel Feron abandons his home and, separated from his wife, joins a freight car of refugees hurtling southward ahead of the pursuing invaders. ❍”Marcel, a timid, happy man must abandon his home… Continue Reading “The Train – Georges Simenon”
Ethan Frome – Edith Wharton
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Jo Through the eyes of a visitor, the reader observes Ethan Frome falling in love with his wife’s niece while stuck on a desolate farm in a harsh setting. The niece is Mattie Silver. She arrives in the mountain… Continue Reading “Ethan Frome – Edith Wharton”
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