At our Nov. meeting we discussed Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway. Focussing on one June day in 1923 as Clarissa Dalloway plans a party, this has been described as ‘a novel without a plot’. A secondary story is that of shell-shock victim Septimus Warren Smith who commits suicide on the same day, the two themes being brought together as the party unfolds at the end of the day. We all agreed with the comment of the writer Michael Cunningham who said the book contained “…some of the most beautiful, complex, incisive and idiosyncratic sentences ever written in English”. We went on to discuss Woolf’s life and death and her impact on English literature, in particular, perhaps to our surprise, how she had influenced so much of our own Group reading. Thank-you Bernard for your hospitality. Chris

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Usually held 2.30 pm on the first Wednesday of the month but subject to change as necessary.
3 Dec: Christmas Miscellany. Venue: Joan’s (Barn House, 2 Low Green, Gainford, 730 677)
7th Jan: Saturday by Ian McEwan. Venue: Chris
4th Feb: Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky. Venue: Hilary and Joyce
4th Mar: The Boy in Striped Pyjamas by John Bayne. Venue: Lilian
April: No meeting.
For more details of the group contact Sandy on 384496.