Mitteleuropa: A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka, 326pp, Goodreads: 3.42, two feuding sisters join forces against their father’s gold-digging girlfriend, and Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk, 268pp, Goodreads: 3.96, a deeply satisfying thriller-cum-fairytale set in Warsaw. If you would like to attend our next session, please email Katherine Kreuter at: 18 MayĪnglo-Irish: The Captains and the Kings by Jennifer Johnston, 152pp, Goodreads: 3.82, an elderly man lives out his last days in a crumbling mansion and Troubles by JG Farrell, 459pp, Goodreads: 3.81, winner of the ‘Lost Booker’ this charming book is also set in a crumbling Irish mansion. Meetings are generally held in the Oaks from 5.00pm until 6.00pm with tea/coffee and biscuits available for a charge of £5.00. Books are suggested by all and chosen via online survey. This is a diverse group of readers with wide-ranging tastes, so opinions often vary. Numbers attending range from 10 to 20, with larger groups split into separate tables.
The Afternoon Book Club meet on the third Thursday of each month to discuss two titles which share a connection, whether theme, setting, author, or genre.
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