Well-Kitchen Well-Read Book Club

November 2024: We had a lovely meeting on Saturday November 2nd. Thank you Amita for your hospitality and especially for the delicious soup and bread. If you have never eaten there, Amita’s cooking is first class and her cakes are dreamily delicious! 

Our themes were Love & Beauty. Our discussion ranged across the many things that can be meant by both topics. The tragedy of Tess, the re-found love in Captain Corelli, parental love, romantic love and the love of friendship. In each of the books shared, the concept of beauty was inherent. The titles shared were:

• Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres
• Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
• Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
• A Spell of Winter by Helen Dunmore (Warning beautiful writing, grim subject matter!)
• The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
• Look At Me Anita Brookner
• Rules for Visiting by Jessica Francis Kane

We usually meet on the first Saturday of each month but there will not be a December meeting because of the Christmas Fayre. The next meeting will take place on Saturday 4th January at 1.30pm. As the Well-Kitchen is closed for the whole of January, we shall meet at Hazelwood Church on this occasion. The Randomly Generated Themes are: Passion and Personal Development. As always, could be Fact, Fiction or Faction. 

Sue Brice

If you would like to know more talk to Amita or Sue on suzeou@gmail.com.

 “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Dr. Seuss