The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey Description Yorkshire, 1979 Maggie Thatcher is prime minister, drainpipe jeans are in, and Miv is convinced that her dad wants to move their family Down South. Because of the murders. Leaving Yorkshire and her best friend Sharon simply isn’t an option, no matter Read more…
Milkman by Anna Burns Description In this unnamed city, to be interesting is dangerous. Middle sister, our protagonist, is busy attempting to keep her mother from discovering her maybe-boyfriend and to keep everyone in the dark about her encounter with Milkman. But when first brother-in-law sniffs out her struggle, and Read more…
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguru Description One of the most acclaimed novels of the 21st Century, from the Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro imagines the lives of a group of students growing up in a darkly skewed version of contemporary England. Narrated by Kathy, now thirty-one, Never Let Me Read more…
The Book of Witching by C J Cooke Description Four hundred years separate them. One book binds them. Glasgow 2024: Clem waits by her daughter’s hospital bed. Erin was found on an idyllic beach in Fynhallow Bay, Orkney with catastrophic burns and only one memory: her name is Nyx. But how did Read more…
Dead in Devon by Stephanie Austin Description Juno Browne is a self-appointed Domestic Goddess. From cleaning to dog-walking to caring for the elderly, she flits around the picturesque village of Ashburton in her trusty van ready to turn her hand to anything. Despite warnings to the contrary, she ventures into Read more…
Still Life by Sarah Winman Description Still Life is a big-hearted story of the families we forge and the friendships that make us. 1944, Italy. As bombs fall around them, two strangers meet in the ruined wine cellar of a Tuscan villa and share an extraordinary evening. Ulysses Temper is a Read more…
Whether you are new to the book club, or are chairing a meeting, these notes aim to help. Once everyone has settled in, the Chair will steer the discussion as follows: New ideas for how we run the book club are always welcome, but please be willing to actively put Read more…
Mr Einstein’s Secretary by Matthew Reilley Description BEHIND MANY GREAT MENSTOOD ONE WOMANAll Hanna Fischer ever wanted to do was to study physics – but her world is suddenly turned upside-down and she is catapulted into a new and extraordinary life: as a secretary, a scientist, a sister and a Read more…
Top 10: Burton Book Club’s Best Books of the Year In no particular order, here are our members’ favourite reads of this year. Some of our book club members also added a short review to their nomination. Whether you are looking for book recommendations for yourself, or you are still Read more…
James by Percival Everett ”Truly extraordinary books are rare, and this is one of them’ – Roddy Doyle Winner of the National Book Award for FictionShortlisted for the Booker PrizeFinalist for the Orwell Prize for Fiction James is a profound and ferociously funny literary reimagining from one of our greatest living writers, Read more…