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How the blog works




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Contributions are welcome and can be e-mailed to me at lawrenceyoulten@gmail.com. Content can include 1) announcements about, or introductions to, forthcoming meetings and other events of possible interest to members. 2) Summaries of talks given at Literary Society meetings or at meetings of the Book Group. 3) Announcements of forthcoming TV or radio programmes of possible interest to readers. 4) Reviews of books read recently or in the past.

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Tuesday 21 July 2015

Sarah Moss interview on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Tuesday 21 July.

Thanks to Richard Thomas for drawing my attention to an interview with our September speaker, discussing her latest book. To listen to this, click HERE This takes you to the Woman's Hour webpage, and you should scroll down till you see the chapter headings, and click on the Sarah Moss "Play" button. Make sure your computer's loudspeaker isn't turned off.

Sunday 12 July 2015

Poems by Thomas Hardy for discussion at Book Group, Wednesday 15 July

Gillian Southgate has sent us copies of the poems for discussion at our next meeting. these are:

1) Neutral Tones
1A) An August Midnight
2)The Year's Awakening
3) The Blinded Bird
4) The Caged Goldfinch
5) Chorus of the Years (from The Road to Waterloo)
6) Channel Firing
7) After a Journey
8) Beeny Cliff
9) At Castle Boterel
10) During Wind and Rain 

If you haven't received them, and would like a opy of these poems, please contact me or Gillian.