We meet from September to June and our sessions in Unit 7 are usually very lively, where everyone has an opportunity to give their opinion on our chosen books.. We agree on our future reading list at the end of the previous term and, as well as fiction, we try to ensure we have a mix of various genres, such as biography, classic, non-fiction or crime. We also have two Free Choice sessions when each member is free to discuss a book they have personally enjoyed and would recommend to other members of the group. Our list for 2026/27 is as follows:

• The Pretender by Jo Harkin
• The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell
• Christ Stopped at Eboli by Carlo Levi
• Beside the Ocean of Time by George Mackay Brown
• Departures by Julian Barnes
• The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier
• The Lighthouse Stevensons by Bella Bathurst
• Land: A Novel by Maggie O’Farrell