Book clubs in Milton Keynes

Funnier than a book about a rich family at the end of the world should be

This amazing book makes you care about the characters. This was the first Barbara Kingsolver novel I read and have since read them all. An incredibly talented author.

I have always love this book for it's witty characters, laughable Mrs and Mr Bennet, lovable Elizabeth Bennet and of course... Mr Darcy!! 😊

This book is so masterfully woven together, and perfectly balances horror, humour, and folklore and gritty reality.

You might not like Collen Hoover's books in the romantic genre but this thriller is a must-read.

The novel delves into deep philosophical questions about human nature, otherness, and understanding. It explores themes of loyalty, betrayal, duality, and what it means to belong. It also highlights the challenges of intercultural communication and the alienation that can arise from differences, both physical and ideological.

This book is so generous in the way Negar talks to us and tells us about so many complexities of community, culture, history and politics in Iran, the terror that is created by borders, and the life long impact of migration. At the same time, as someone with a different life experience, there is so much to relate to. I loved that people and Kimia's relationship to the world move around and definitely exist beyond the binary. A gem of a book.