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Book Club

Our friendly Book Club meets on the third Tuesday of the month in the Library at 3.30pm. We welcome anyone who enjoys reading and likes
talking about books. We don't do 'lit crit' but we discuss why we like/didn't like the book choice. We exchange tips on recent reads that we think others might enjoy, and then wander on to a wide range of subjects. You don't have to buy the books – we take turns to choose a book from a Cambridgeshire Libraries multi-copy list. If you are interested in joining us, send a request to Sally via info@haddenhamlibrarycambs.co.uk or give your contact details to a Library Volunteer.

 

Upcoming read:

Our next book is Nicola Upson's 1930s Cambridge-set 'Nine Lessons' which is the 7th in her series of mysteries featuring real-life crime writer Josephine Tey (1896–1952). All are welcome, and we will provide a copy of the book.  We will be meeting in the library to discuss it on Tuesday 17th March at 3.30pm. 

 

To join us, speak to a Library volunteer, or drop a line to info@haddenhamlibrarycambs.co.uk.

August: A Thousand Splendid Suns

 

A Thousand Splendid Suns is a well written, powerful book with well defined complex characters. We were impressed at how the male Afghani author Khaled Hosseini, wrote it from the female perspective and in the notes at the back of the book it says he wrote it not for his readers but for himself.

 

Despite some really traumatic scenes it remained a page turner with most of us devouring it within a couple of days... the group varied in how much they already knew about Afghani history and culture but we all felt we'd learned and gained some insight from reading this book and those reading it for the second or third time still felt they gained something more from the repeat reading.

 

It felt slightly curious that the book had a fairly happy ending but after discussion we decided that 20 years ago there would have been some hope of a positive future for Afhganistan - now that optimism seems very hollow. The plight of women in Afghanistan is dire and discussion moved on to a sadness that Afghani refugees aren't treated better and should at the very least have access to a safe, legal route into the UK.

 

Those of us who haven't already read the Kite Runner vowed to do so.

 

We welcomed a new member, Rosemary, and look forward to discussing No One Home by Tim Weaver on Tuesday Sept 19 at 3.30 in the library.

 

A Thousand Splendid Suns scored a 10 out of 10 thumbs up.