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Thursday, February 7, 2019

Wednesday 6 January, 2019 - The Tattooist of Auschwitz (chosen by Liz)






  • Published January 2018
  • 288 pages


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Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Tuesday 11th December, 2018 - Christmas Dinner 2018




Christmas Dinner at Chez Pierre, Nedlands


A lovely evening with delicious food and a great way to relax and celebrate the end of our year together. Merry Christmas everyone and Happy Holidays! We'll be back again in the New Year!
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Wednesday 5th December, 2018 - The Midnight Watch by David Dyer (chosen by He)






  • based on true events
  • multiple narrators giving different perspectives
  • fascinating read ... touching and emotional in parts .... interesting
  • well written 
  • highly recommended
  • published February 2016
  • 374 pages


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Why the Titanic Sank by W B Bartlett  (interesting and full of detail - has great pictures too.)





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Wednesday 7th November, 2018 - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (chosen by Ca)






  • First published in 2010
  • hardcover edition - 381 pages
  • audio edition read by Cassandra Campbell & Bahni Turpin (12hrs 30mins) It contains an interview with the author
  • Non-fiction 
  • Interesting, easy writing style, extremely readable and content has been well researched, also a powerful and moving read.
  • Themes - Science, Medicine, Cells, History, Sociology, Race, Ethics (The book is about HeLa and also about the Lacks Family)
  • Excellent read with lots to discuss and this went on until we finally ran out of time and had to stop.


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Wednesday 3rd October, 2018 - The Nowhere Child by Christian White (chosen by Ant)





  • page-turner
  • published June 2018
  • 374 pages
  • mystery, suspense, cult, family, conspiracy
  • starts in Melbourne, Australia and moves on to Kentucky US
This was a quick read.  A few of us had met the author last month and listened to him talk about his journey writing this book. It is his first book and has currently broken the record for being the highest selling Australian debut novel ever.  Congratulations Christian White! We look forward to your next one!



Some links we explored:

Snake Worshipers (youtube) 

Christian White - Podcast from Better Reading website

Podcast - Gareth Parker talks to Christian White on 6PR about Nowhere Child

Affirm Press News - Screen Deal for Nowhere Child




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Wednesday 5th September, 2018 - Nutshell by Ian McEwan (chosen by Fra)






  • First published in 2016
  • 206 pages (hardcover edition)
  • audiobook narrated by Rory Kinnear (5 hrs 26 mins) Very good!
  • Themes - Life, Existence, Murder and Deceit
  • Hamlet
  • Narrated by an unusual narrator, the eavesdropping foetus
  • original, ...opening line grabs your attention, ...beautiful prose, ...characters are very good ... excellent plot.

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Wednesday 1st August. 2018 - Saga Land by Kári Gíslason and Richard Fidler (chosen by An)






  • Published October 2017
  • Biography, Genealogy, Travel, Sagas
  • contains photos and illustrations
  • Fascinating and informative.  
  • A beautiful read!

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