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: ‘Circe’ by Madeline Miller
Review & Synopsis:
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. Circe is a strange child – not powerful and terrible, like her father, nor gorgeous and mercenary like her mother. Scorned and rejected, Circe grows up in the shadows, at home in neither the world of gods or mortals. But Circe has a dark power of her own: witchcraft. When her gift threatens the gods, she is banished to the island of Aiaia where she hones her occult craft, casting spells, gathering strange herbs and taming wild beasts. Yet a woman who stands alone will never be left in peace for long – and among her island’s guests is an unexpected visitor: the mortal Odysseus, for whom Circe will risk everything.
So Circe sets forth her tale, a vivid, mesmerizing epic of family rivalry, love and loss – the defiant, inextinguishable song of woman burning hot and bright through the darkness of a man’s world.
(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.)
