The next Book Group meeting will be June 4th in the village hall when we will discuss the books we have been reading in May. In May the Covington Book Group have had a choice of two books for their […]
Read moreThe Covington Book Group Summer Party will be held on the evening of Saturday 4th August. As last year Shirley has very kindly offered to host us. We will discuss plans for the food nearer the time but in essence […]
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Shirley recommended a book to the group. Munich by Robert Harris is a spy novel set amid the politicking of Chamberlain’s last ditch negotiations with Hitler.
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The book group met on Monday 9th April that members had read in March. It is fair to say that both books divided the group and some members found the books a little too ‘miserable’ to be truly enjoyable reads. […]
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Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave: Overall the group enjoyed the book and felt it was a well written and absorbing story, with well portrayed characters and relationships. In particular the heroine’s mother was a character that received praise […]
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There are two forthcoming ‘meet the author’ events at St Ives Library. On Tuesday March 27th between 2pm & 3pm Peter Murphy will be at St Ives library to talk about his writing, answer questions and sign copies of his […]
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Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry. It is fair to say that this book really divided the group with some members who thought it was fabulous and others who were ‘glad to get to the end of it’ and even one […]
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In February the Covington Book Group has a choice of two books to read The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry and Golden Hill by Francis Spufford. Please use the link below to download a copy of the reviews for both […]
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Office & A Spy Robert Harris: Generally this was felt to be a really good read, with a number of the group describing it as a real page turner ‘I couldn’t put it down’. Some members felt it took a […]
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You are invited to the annual Covington Quiz, starting at 7pm, Saturday 9th June in the Village Hall. Jonathan Baker will be our quiz master and has promised some challenging, interesting and fun questions! The ticket price is £10 per […]
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