December meeting

Hexham Book group has had a year of many great reads and discussions we started 2011 with ‘Rupture’ by Simon Lellic and ended this month with a special screening of ‘The Hours’ linking to our last book of 2011 of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway; two more different books you could not find but a good illustration of the breadth of reading we have covered this year. In January and February next year we have a change of date for both meetings; Our first meeting for 2012 will be on Tues 10th January when we’ll be discussing ‘the Tiger’s Wife’ by Teá Obreht; the youngest author at 25 to win the Orange prize for fiction, the book is described by some as both intriguing and bewildering by others as a ‘surprising ‘choice so I have no doubt the group will dissect it accordingly! Those of the group or any new members (always welcome) who come to our January meeting will be lucky enough to receive a free copy, from Hodder Publishing, of our next book; ‘Water for Elephants’ by Sara Gruen. Our February meeting will be on the 14th of the month when we will meet the editor of this book Lisa Highton, Lisa currently describes herself as a ‘travelling editor’ as she has covered nearly 5,000 miles talking to book groups about her experiences as an editor. This will be a fascinating evening not only for an in depth discussion about the book but for anyone with an interest in the journey from author to published work. Meanwhile I look forward to another year of lively debate and varied opinions on a host of new books, but first I have to get through my pile of Christmas books! Happy reading.