Book Club

Our last morning mee,ng will be on Monday 20th March at 11am when we will be discussing The Betrayal by Helen Dunmore. 

Leningrad, 1952. Andrei, a young hospital doctor and Anna, a nursery school teacher, are forging a life together in the post-war, post-siege wreckage. But their happiness is precarious, like that of millions of Russians who must avoid the claws of Stalin's merciless Ministry for State security. So when Andrei is asked to treat the seriously ill child of a senior secret police officer, he and Anna are fear-ful. Trapped in an impossible, maybe unwinnable game, can they avoid the whispers and watchful eyes of those who will say or do anything to save themselves? 

The Betrayal is a powerful and touching novel of ordinary people in the grip of a terrible and sinis-ter regime, and a moving portrait of a love that will not be extinguished. 

You are welcome to come to our book club, even if you haven’t read or even finished a book as our discussions lead us in different directions. As well as discussing the book, we also socialise. 
For details of the venue please contact Phyllis Freedman. 
We welcome suggestions for books to read and discuss and also are pleased to see new members; all we ask is £1 to cover refreshments.