The Fireside Book Group

The ‘fireside’ bookgroup was originally started as a way of helping us cope with the dim winter months by gathering around the fire in the little Puhoi Library to discuss a book.

On both counts it has rather exceeded its mandate – it now runs all year round (invalidating the ‘fireside’ epithet) and the conversation rarely stays on the book concerned. Digressing into history, psychology, politics,  village events and colourful local gossip has become something of a speciality. There’s always a warm welcome, some delicious nibbles and a few bottles of wine bought along to lubricate the intellects.

So come along and join us – not having read the book is certainly not a barrier to entry (indeed I’m pretty sure some members haven’t read the proscribed one yet;-)

We meet on the third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm (as so many groups seem to have snatched the first and last Tuesdays). Just come along and see or use the contact form below for more information.

Month	Proposer	Title	Author
Jan 23	Bryan	Max Havelaar	Multatuli
Feb 23	Diane	The Sea	John Banville
Mar 23	Jackie	The Diamond Eye	Kate Quinn
Apr 23	Mike B	The Outsider	Fredrick Forsyth
May 23	Mike S
Jun 23	Jenny
Jul 23	Derek
Aug 23	Chris
Sep 23	Steve
Oct 23	Kathryn	Still Life	Sarah Winman
Nov 23	Joe	Borges and Me	Jay Parini
Dec 23	Kate	Poor People With Money	Dominic Hoey

See a more or less accurate list of books we’ve read in previous years…