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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:

Next month we'll meet on June 16th to discuss the contemporary 2024 romance novel 'You Are Here' by David Nicholls. All welcome, and no need to buy the book as we have enough loan copies for everyone.

 

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

This month's book was Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement.

 

Not a book to 'enjoy' per se as making girls ugly and their treatment by the drug cartels - makes for stomach turning reading at times - but the writing was excellent, the characters interesting and the plot fast paced.


Many of the group read this book in a day, in a single sitting even and having just seen the missing girls of Mexico as numbers on a page this book brought home the human cost and reality of those statistics.

 

https://feminicidiosmx.crowdmap.com/ - map created by mexican activist María Salguero

This was the first book chosen from our new improved County Library book group list...well chosen Sue!

Nine thumbs up out of nine.