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Some members just join in for the lunch rather than literary content.<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><\/i><i>We have read<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle \u2013 <\/b>An enjoyable read.<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out Of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson \u2013 <\/b>An enjoyable and amusing read. <b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak \u2013<\/b> Moving and different from the film.<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Small Island by Andrea Levy \u2013<\/b> Very well written and interesting. <b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens \u2013 <\/b>Besides the great storyline, our minds were opened to the historical perspective. <b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Speaking for myself \u2013 By Cherie Blair \u2013<\/b> An autobiography interesting for its insight into Ms Blair\u2019s early life and which prompted discussion as to whether that insight changed our perception of the person.<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>A Jane Austen book of our choice \u2013 <\/b>Everyone has their own favourite.<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James \u2013<\/b>Great plot, sad story<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua \u2013<\/b>Provoked a heated discussion!<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>The\u00a0 Miniaturist by<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Elizabeth is missing by Emma Healey<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our book club meets on the last Tuesday of the month. 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