Our book clubs are for everyone who enjoys a lively discussion about a good read. We share interesting thoughts and opinions. Each month, in your own time, enjoy reading a book chosen by the group. Then add to the enjoyment by discussing it within a friendly group. We have three separate groups to choose from. Each read separate books and meet at different times. Find one that fits you.
Next Meeting: March 4th
1st Wednesday of the month 19:30
Last Read: A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough
I am 94. I've had an extraordinary life. It's only now that I appreciate how extraordinary.
As a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an illusion. The tragedy of our time has been happening all around us, barely noticeable from day to day - the loss of our planet's wild places, its biodiversity.
I have been witness to this decline. A Life on Our Planetis my witness statement, and my vision for the future. It is the story of how we came to make this, our greatest mistake - and how, if we act now, we can yet put it right.
We have one final chance to create the perfect home for ourselves and restore the wonderful world we inherited.
All we need is the will to do so.
Next Meeting: March 12th
2nd Thursday of the month 19:30
Now Reading: Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Life on our planet as you’ve never seen it before: in this spellbinding and uplifting novel six astronauts rotate in the International Space Station. They are there to do vital work, but slowly they begin to wonder: what is life without earth? What is earth without humanity?
Together they watch their silent blue planet, circling it sixteen times, spinning past continents, and cycling through seasons, taking in glaciers and deserts, the peaks of mountains and the swells of oceans. Endless shows of spectacular beauty witnessed in a single day.
Yet although separated from the world they cannot escape its constant pull. News reaches them of the death of a mother, and with it comes thoughts of returning home. They look on as a typhoon gathers over an island and people they love, in awe of its magnificence and fearful of its destruction.
The fragility of human life fills their conversations, their fears, their dreams. So far from earth, they have never felt more part - or protective - of it.
