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Saturday 9th October 2021
Lost At Sea by Joel Smith
My most treasured book is Lost at Sea by Joel Smith. I really enjoyed this book because it has some big twists. It is also about the Royal Navy and...
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Dune by Frank Herbert
What is the book about? The fight for resources and the rise and fall of royal houses connected to this strife. What was good about it? One of the premier...
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Wild Embers by Nikita Gill
It managed to put into words so many of the things I wish I had been able to tell my daughter about life. It gave me a better insight into...
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For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemmingway
What is the book about? The Spanish Civil War before the lead to WW2. What was good about it? Detailed war/Civil war, effect on the soldiers, urban popular, peoples, the...
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
What is the book about? The need to belong. Often misrepresented in modern films the monster created by Frankenstein is abandoned by his creator and has no guidance, no moral...
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Bridget Jones’ Diary by Helen Fielding
What is the book about? A comedic novel. The book follows a woman as she handles the stress of dating, her parents’ divorce and work place romance/break ups and how...
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Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula Le Guin
What is the book about? The coming of age of a wizard who needs to understand his true self and the nature of his darker side. What was good about...
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Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
Review 1 What is the book about? Written in the 1940’s it imagines a future world in 1984 controlled by an unseen power – big brother, where individuals are subordinated...
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The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
This was the book that inspired me to read again in my twenties. I could not put the book down as every page drew me deeper into the characters and...
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
What is the book about? A group of people who can’t get it together, due to social pressure to behave in a prescribed way What was good about it? The...
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Theresa’s Blog
Theresa was a member of our group. She is keeping the skills of the garment industry alive in South Wigston. There’s not a day goes by when I don’t...
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Wednesday 7th July 2021
DoYouSeeWhatISee? South Wigston
Do You See What I See? in South Wigston was developed to explore the heritage of South Wigston through the eyes of local people.
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