The Other Bennet Sister was SWFT Reading Group’s book for January. As it came in at a hefty 655 pages, we gave everyone two months to read it. The book is the first novel by Janice Hadlow and is the story Read More …
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The Appeal- GEH Wellbeing Reading Group book review
The Appeal by Janice Hallett was the first book discussed by our reading group at George Eliot in 2023. It’s an unusual murder mystery novel set in a village where the Fairway Players, led by local businessman Martin and his Read More …
GEH Wellbeing Reading Group review for Pine by Francine Toon
This debut novel was billed as a literary gothic thriller to chill the marrow. So, did it deliver for our wellbeing reading group at George Eliot hospital? Kind of yes, kind of no. It was a novel that divided the Read More …
SWFT Wellbeing Reading Group book review – All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle
All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle is a book about loneliness, loss, and perseverance. Hubert Bird, an 84 year old Jamaican immigrant, and the lead character of the story, hides his loneliness from his daughter Rose’s weekly phone calls Read More …
SWFT Wellbeing Reading Group is here!
This month’s meeting was an introduction to the SWFT Wellbeing Reading Group and an opportunity for members to discuss books they’ve been reading recently, or particular authors they enjoy. While we all admitted to being busy, it was agreed that Read More …
GEH Wellbeing Reading Group book review- The Library by Bella Osborne
What a successful book choice! Most of our readers loved The Library by author Bella Osborne, citing it as an easy to read, feel-good book. Our readers reported being engaged all the way through, laughing, and enjoying getting to know Read More …
George Eliot Wellbeing Reading Group Book Review- How to Kill Your Best Friend
Our reading group was lucky enough to be gifted a set of books from The Reading Agency this month, so we all settled down to read the brand-new crime novel How to kill your best friend by Lexie Elliott. Telling Read More …
Reading Group Recommendations August 2022
This month’s meeting was a chance for our group members to talk about their summer reads, and to recommend books to their colleagues. Read on for some books to add to your list- if you’re anything like us you’re always Read More …
Wellbeing Reading Group Review of Nothing Important Happened Today
Well this one divided the group! It was a small but perfectly formed group of readers who got together to discuss the latest reading group title- Nothing Important Happened Today by Will Carver. Billed as a work of genius, the Read More …
Wellbeing reading group review of My Mother, Munchausen’s and Me.
We’re such a lucky bunch here at the wellbeing reading group! Last week we welcomed our third author to our virtual reading group meeting. This time the fantastic Helen Naylor author of My mother, Munchausen’s and me came along to Read More …