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Nutshell

Our book group choice for December 2022 is Nutshell by Ian McEwan. Nutshell is a classic story of murder and deceit, told by a narrator with a perspective and voice unlike any in recent literature. It is a reinterpretation of the classic William Shakespeare play Hamlet as told by a fetus.

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The Offing

Our book group choice for October 2022 is The Offing by Benjamin Myers. One summer following the Second World War, Robert Appleyard sets out on foot from his Durham village. Sixteen and the son of a coal miner, he makes his way across the northern countryside until he reaches the former smuggling village of Robin Hood’s Bay.

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The Khan

Our book group choice for May 2022 is The Khan by Saima Mir. A successful lawyer, her London life is a long way from the grubby Northern streets she knew as a child, where her father headed up the Pakistani community and ran the local organised crime syndicate.

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Regeneration

Our book group choice for April 2022 is Regeneration by Pat Barker. The first in Pat Barker’s series of novels confronting the psychological effects of World War I, Regeneration focuses on treatment methods during the war and the story of a decorated English officer sent to a military hospital after publicly declaring he will no longer fight.

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