A brilliant literary debut, inspired by a true story: the final days of a young woman accused of murder in Iceland in 1829. Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await … Continue reading MEDUSA – 9th July 2014 – Burial Rites – Hannah Kent
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Book choice June! ARCADIA – 15th June 2014 – Intimacy – Hanif Kureishi
Publication Date: 18 Jan 1999 'It is the saddest night, for I am leaving and not coming back.' Jay is leaving his partner and their two sons. As the long night before his departure unfolds he remembers the ups and downs of his relationship with Susan. In an unforgettable, and often pitiless, reflection of their time … Continue reading Book choice June! ARCADIA – 15th June 2014 – Intimacy – Hanif Kureishi
White Swan choice for 11th May
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon From Goodreads 'Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 'The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay' is a heart-wrenching story of escape, love and comic-book heroes set in Prague, New York and the Arctic - from the author of 'Wonder Boys'.One night in 1939, Josef … Continue reading White Swan choice for 11th May
Book choice for White Swan May 11th
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon From Goodreads 'Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 'The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay' is a heart-wrenching story of escape, love and comic-book heroes set in Prague, New York and the Arctic - from the author of 'Wonder Boys'. One night in 1939, … Continue reading Book choice for White Swan May 11th
LBCGiraffe – Divergent Trailer
For #LBCGiraffe (meeting tomorrow evening at 6pm in the Giraffe Bar and shrill on Greek Street), we have been reading Divergent by Veronica Roth. BLURB In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the … Continue reading LBCGiraffe – Divergent Trailer
LBC 3Reads – Book 07 – The Wapshot Chronicles
#LBC3Reads Cafe 164 Date: 19th of January 2014 Time: 11am - 1pm Address: Unit 2 Munro House, Duke St, Leeds LS9 8AG Book the 7th: THE WAPSHOT CHRONICLE JOHN CHEEVER This write up was contributed by one of our regulars from memory as I was unfortunately unable to attend! Huge thanks!! DESCRIPTION Based in part … Continue reading LBC 3Reads – Book 07 – The Wapshot Chronicles
LBCGiraffe – Book 09 – Children of Men Write Up
LBC Giraffe Venue: Giraffe Bar and Grill Date: Tuesday 7th of October 2014 Time: 6pm - 8pm Address: 6 Greek Street, Leeds, LS1 5RW Tel: (0113) 244 1500 THE CHILDREN OF MEN P.D. JAMES * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * … Continue reading LBCGiraffe – Book 09 – Children of Men Write Up
LBCGiraffe – Book 08 – High Rise – Write Up
#LBCGiraffe Venue: Giraffe Bar and Grill Date: Tuesday October 2013 Time: 6pm - 8pm Address: 6 Greek Street, Leeds, LS1 5RW Tel: (0113) 244 1500 HIGH RISE J.G. BALLARD * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * … Continue reading LBCGiraffe – Book 08 – High Rise – Write Up
LBCGiraffe – Book 05 – Watchmen
#LBCGiraffe Venue: Giraffe Bar and Grill Date: Tuesday 5th of February 2013 Time: 6pm - 8pm Address: 6 Greek Street, Leeds, LS1 5RW Tel: (0113) 244 1500 WATCHMEN ALAN MOORE DAVE GIBBONS (ARTIST) JOHN HIGGINS (COLOURIST) * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * … Continue reading LBCGiraffe – Book 05 – Watchmen
LBCPuffins – Book 03 – Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
LBC Puffins Venue: Outlaws Yacht Club Date: Wednesday, 9th of July 2013 Time: 6pm Address: 38 New York Street, LS2 YDY DISCUSSING: MRS FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH ROBERT C O'BRIEN BLURB Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, must move her family to their summer quarters immediately, … Continue reading LBCPuffins – Book 03 – Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
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