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‘English humour turns on transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary’ , James Thurber
Listening to the World Service in the small hours of an insomniac night, I suddenly jolted wide awake as I heard the voice of the author of one of our favourite Book Club reads – Clare Chambers talking about Small Pleasures. She was saying that she extensively read fifties novels in order to capture the dialogue and atmosphere of the time. Her favourite was Excellent Women (1952) by Barbara Pym, so we decided to read it ourselves. Continue reading “July Hadlow Down Book Club Review”
We are pleased to add all village events to the Village Diary but please note that the deadline for inclusion in the diary published on the Village Web Site and the village Facebook Group page is the 25th. of each month.
Time to start lining up & preparing all the Fruit, Veg & Flowers you intend to show and getting your entry forms in.
Updated Village Diary for June.
Please note that the deadline for inclusion inn the diary published on the web site and the Hadlow Down Facebook Group page is the 25th. of each month.
The House of Doors (2023),
‘A story like a bird of the mountains can carry a name beyond the clouds, beyond even time itself’.
Some years ago the Book Club read The Garden of Evening Mist (2021) by Tan Twan Eng. It was that rare thing – a book that we all loved both for the lyrical language and the narrative that unfolds. So it was with enthusiasm that we chose The House of Doors (2023), long listed for the Booker Prize. Continue reading “Hadlow Down Book Club Review”
