Our Book Group and information for local Book Groups
Our Book Group is currently reading whatever you’ve recently read and have enjoyed -If you love books we love you.
Next Book Club meeting is on April 24th at 4pm
Our March Book Club discussed the pros and con of Historical Fiction
Some of our recommendations :- On Golden Hill by Francis Spufford,
Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck, Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe, Cuddy by Ben Myers
Our February 2026 Book Club – discussion topic was books that helped you through the dark days of this winter. The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller was chosen by quite a few members and there were differences of opinion; from a fantastic read to finding the novel a disappointment. Other books suggested were Unruly by David Mitchell, Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom by Thomas E Ricks and Tortoise by Candlelight by Nina Bawden.
Our January 2026 Book Club. Local author Simon Whaley was our Guest Author. Simon has just published the third novel is his Crime series The Mortiforde Mysteries
Highlights 2025
October’s Book Club was a great success with Edward Whitley – Burway Books bestselling author of Jane Austen & George Eliot
We had a great discussion about both authors. It was wonderful, thank you Edward.
Book Club featured Mercy by Emma Woodhouse
Emma Woodhouse was amazing and so full of historical knowledge. Her Mercy notebooks was wonderful too.
February
Our discussion included
This is Happiness by Niall Williams – an excerpt was excellently read by Julie Gildie – This is Happiness is now on our wish lists
Secret Voices : A Year of Women’s Diaries a wonderful daily readings anthology, this sounds amazing. Ros loves anthologies especially poetry ones.
Breanne discussed the book she is currently reading Dream Girl by Laura Lippman – she said was hard going but she’s going persevere with it; maybe this is a miss!
Also we’d like to hear from if you’d like to read a short passage or a poem from a book of your choice
Ros, Ceri, and Lucy
Highlights from 2024
January’s discussion started with readings from Claire Keegan’s Foster and Malcolm Saville’s Jane’s Country Year
Highlights from 2024 meetings
September’s meeting was taken up with the 50th anniversary of the bookshop and what has sold best over the year’s.
Ros who has been here all this time said “if in the mid 1990’s Captain Corelli’s Mandolin and Bridget Jones’s Diary to top the book charts at Christmas until 2005 she’d leave bookselling” fortunately they didn’t and Ros is still bookselling.
Quirks of book design – discussion in February’s meeting.
Familiars by Stacey Halls has just had redesigned cover, the Book Club prefer the original cover design! Our Book Club unanimously preferred the original design.
Also discussed “never judge a book by it’s cover?” one member enjoyed Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stagner because she was attracted to the cover. It is obvious why she was attracted to the cover, it is stunning.
Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stagner
A novel of the friendships and woes of two couples, which tells the story of their lives in lyrical, evocative prose by one of the finest American writers of the late 20th century. When two young couples meet for the first time during the Great Depression, they quickly find they have much in common: Charity Lang and Sally Morgan are both pregnant, while their husbands Sid and Larry both have jobs in the English department at the University of Wisconsin. Immediately a lifelong friendship is born, which becomes increasingly complex as they share decades of love, loyalty, vulnerability and conflict.
Books reviewed at Book Club by members in 2023
“Island of Missing Trees” by Elif Shafak – this book is an exceptional read and has featured many times throughout this year at our book club.
One of the treats of being a member of our Book Club you have the chance of reviewing a book they’ve recently read from their own library or from our box of review copies hidden away in the bookshop.
We also offer to Local Book Groups discounts on books purchased at Burway Books please contact bookseller Ros. telephone 01694723388 or email burwaybooks@outlook.com
“It gives me a sense of belonging and community – it is a happy place” by a Book Club Member