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Abergavenny

Book Club

Status:Active, open to new members
Group leader:
When: On Friday afternoons
1st Friday at 2pm

MAY Book of the Month “The Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah This story is set in the dust bowl of the 1930’s American Great Depression. It follows a family decision to stay and fight for survival or to seek a better life by heading to the West Coast. Meeting Date: June 6th at 2pm. Jan Warrender February Book of the Month

April Book of the Month

“The Other Bennet Sister” by Janice Hadlow

The story was about Mary the “Unattractive” Bennet sister in “Pride & Predjudice” and how her own life evolved.

Everyone throughly enjoyed the book, there was even a comment that the book could have been written by Jane Austin herself!“As I walked out one midsummer morning” by Laurie Lee

Everyone enjoyed this book from the flow of the writing to the distinctive characters.

March Book of the Month

‘“Dangerous Crossing” by Rachel Rhys

£10 Pom passengers on route to Australia and New Zealand learn of the outbreak of the Second World War..This was based on an actual voyage, with well drawn characters from different backgrounds.

Our book for April is The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow.
we meet on May 2nd at 2pm.

February Book of the Month

“As I walked out one midsummer morning” by Laurie Lee

Everyone enjoyed this book from the flow of the writing to the distinctive characters.

Our current title is “Dangerous Crossing” by Rachel Rhys.

Set in 1939, “£10 poms” passengers to Australia and New Zealand learn of the outbreak of the Second World War.

Best wishes

Jan

The group leader is Jan Warrender and she can be contacted via the link above