The Shed is fabulous, the little eats were delicious and the log fire fantastic. We want to come again. Recipe for the seasoned nuts to come. Thank you Rona. PS. forgot to take some brownies with me, Jack very cross.
To the book: JG Farrell used contemporary diaries, letters and writing for the basis of this book about a fictional town under attack during the Indian Mutiny. The book was an attack on the British Empire and all it stood for. The gradual disintegration of 'civilization' when under attack and the idea that art, society, class and all that the British held dear really meant nothing. Although bits of black comedy did come through most found the book hard going and many did not finish. Words used to describe it: long but interesting, convoluted sweaty, colonial version of a Jane Austen novel, satirical breakdown of an Empire. Marks out of 10: between 5 - 8.
To the book: JG Farrell used contemporary diaries, letters and writing for the basis of this book about a fictional town under attack during the Indian Mutiny. The book was an attack on the British Empire and all it stood for. The gradual disintegration of 'civilization' when under attack and the idea that art, society, class and all that the British held dear really meant nothing. Although bits of black comedy did come through most found the book hard going and many did not finish. Words used to describe it: long but interesting, convoluted sweaty, colonial version of a Jane Austen novel, satirical breakdown of an Empire. Marks out of 10: between 5 - 8.
Next Meeting
Wednesday 6th May at Nikki's, 124 Harbord Street
Next Book
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
by
Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Burrows
Wednesday 6th May at Nikki's, 124 Harbord Street
Next Book
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
by
Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Burrows
