It’s been a busy month so just a brief summary of our thoughts this time. Everyone enjoyed reading The Familiars, a fictional tale based at the time of the Pendle Witch Trials of 1612. The book is well researched and Read More …
Category: Books
The comfort of reading for pleasure
Continuing to embrace the comfort of reading our GEH Wellbeing Reading Group met virtually again last Thursday (coincidently World Book Day 🙂 ) to share our thoughts about our February book, The Comfort of Others by Kay Langdale. February is Read More …
Our House – disappointing on viewing
It’s fair to say most of us expected more from British Crime & Thriller Book of the Year for 2019. Some enjoyed the book, others gritted their teeth and persevered to the end, one skipped a chunk in the middle, Read More …
Simply swept along by the Underground Railroad
What can we say apart from Wow! What a book! We are still buzzing from our last Wellbeing Reading Group virtual discussion. So much to say about this powerful novel we could have easily trebled our 30 minute slot. Thank Read More …
The Underwhelming Gatsby…
Instead of the Great American novel we expected from our second virtual reading group choice The Great Gatsby we were all left feeling rather underwhelmed and pondering why it ever became a classic. We expected to be able to escape Read More …
Buzzing about books
There’s definitely a buzz about books at GEH at the moment with our reading group shadowing the joint Booker Prize winner Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo. We also invited Warwickshire public library colleagues to the hospital during Libraries Week to Read More …
Incurably curious? We have the perfect reading shortlist for you.
Why not borrow one of the books shortlisted for this year’s Wellcome Book Prize? The library has purchased 5 of the books shortlisted for this prestigious award celebrating new books about medicine, illness and health. The titles on this year’s shortlist Read More …