Group Category: Learn: Literature
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Crime and Thriller Book Group
This new group will discuss a different author each month. The group meets twice a month in a private house in Lee. Contact the convenor for details. Read more
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Memoir Writing Group
Memoir writing is the art of writing your own story in your own voice. Everyone’s life experiences are unique and deserve to be told. So please do join me to start writing your own story! We will look at extracts from published memoirs and use different techniques to access our own stories and memories and… Read more
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Reading Shakespeare
The group meets on the second Saturday of each month. We start with cake and tea (which we take it in turns to supply). And chat! The plays are chosen by each member in rotation and it usually takes two sessions to complete. We start back in 2026 on Saturday January 10th. We would welcome… Read more
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Poetry
Members look for, share, read aloud, and discuss published poems on a theme, different at each meeting, which we take it in turns to suggest. Occasionally a member chooses an individual poet or poem for presentation, followed by discussion. We have room to welcome a new member from time to time. We meet on the… Read more
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Reading Fiction
We read aloud from and discuss a wide range of literary fiction. Last year’s theme was novels in translation, including A Long Petal of the Sea (Allende) and Go, Went, Gone (Erpenbeck). In 2025 we will be reading novels published between the wars, 1919 to 1937. We would welcome new members. Please contact Ann Sainsbury… Read more
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Book Group
We are a friendly group, meeting fortnightly to read and discuss the style and content of a variety of novels and literature chosen by the group members. If you are interested please contact the convenors who will be happy to tell you about how we operate. Read more