Description
Welcome to Book Club!! There’s no subscription, just pop along when you can. If you spot a book you like the look of, give it a read & come along to have a chat about it. We’re a friendly welcoming bunch who just like to read, chat about the book, and have a bit of a natter…. A fun way to spend a Thursday evening once a month.
This month’s book: ‘The Offing’ by Benjamin Myers
Review & Synopsis:
One summer following the Second World War, Robert Appleyard sets out on foot from his Durham village. Sixteen and the son of a coal miner, he makes his way across the northern countryside until he reaches the former smuggling village of Robin Hood’s Bay. There he meets Dulcie, an eccentric, worldly, older woman who lives in a ramshackle cottage facing out to sea.
Staying with Dulcie, Robert’s life opens into one of rich food, sea-swimming, sunburn and poetry. The two come from different worlds, yet as the summer months pass, they form an unlikely friendship that will profoundly alter their futures.
(There is no cost to come to book club, but you will need to source your own book! Any drinks or food to be paid for.)
