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Book Group 2 meets monthly on the second Wednesday of each month at 10 am. We may meet at different venues – please contact Lesley for details. Please remember to check the Calendar in case of any late changes to schedule.
Our group is led by Lesley Barclay, and she may be contacted at 01643 703302, or by email at . Please note that this group has limited membership. If you are interested in adding your name to a waiting list, click here.
Group information
This was the second book group to have been formed, from a modest beginning with four members. Over the years, we’ve numbered as many as twelve, a logistical stretch as we meet in other’s homes, but have levelled out at between eight and ten recently, making accommodation more manageable.
How we make our reading selections has changed, but we do make every effort to obtain multiple copies from the library and only resort to buying books occasionally. Although most of our choices are fiction, across a variety of genres, we do dip into non-fiction and even poetry on occasion. It’s impossible to predict who will love or hate any book, so lively debate is the norm.
Apart from reading, we’ve been known to leave the cosiness of our living rooms and head out to literary festivals around the south west as well as talks by authors held locally. The arrival of Minehead’s very own literary festival has been most welcome.
Latest news
2021 May We have AT LAST finally met, actually in person, in the flesh. Denied this for almost 18 months, we decided to treat ourselves to lunch out with the chance to catch up on what we’ve each been reading as well as whatever other news there might be and how we plan to proceed. ‘The Mirror and the Light’ is my own current reading matter, not one for the group at not far short of 900 pages, but I’m pleased to be getting to grips again with Thomas Cromwell.
After the long break, we’re trying to get back into a rhythm of regular reading and reporting, and are trying out a new format. We have a selection of three books each month, with the option of reading just one or as many as we like, and emailing the group with our comments.
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