Well, after a prolonged Indian summer break it's finally Book Group season again. There are new faces, a new meeting day ( Wednesdays - although we're still the Saturday Readers)and of course, a new book!
It was difficult to choose a book when there were so many excellent suggestions and such a variety of interests and preferences from the readers. As our discussion / negotiation over reading matter progressed it was clear that book length was a deciding factor. Understandably we cannot choose anything too long. It is easy to forget that readers have lives, families, friends jobs, commitments other than just curling up with a good book.
At previous meetings we were ambitious to choose Life After Life by Kate Atkinson, a wapping 480 pages and Restless by William Boyd, slightly more reasonable at 336 pages. We want reading to be a pleasure, and not something to be treated like homework which we rush to finish the night before 'class'.
Finally after much deliberation we've agreed to read The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith. This is the first in a highly successful series of books featuring the Botswanan detective Precious Ramotswe. It weighs in at a manageable 235 pages.
Here is Alexander McCall Smith's official website
This is a direct link to an extract from No.1, from the official website
Here is the Wikipedia page on No.1 Ladies Detective Agency
Here are some reviews from goodreads.com
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Book cover, designed by Hannah Firmin |
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