Barrington (Barry) is a man leading two lives. Husband to Carmel, father of Donna and Maxine, and grandfather of Daniel, he is also in a secret relationship with Morris, his childhood friend. “Hilarious, poignant, clever, controversial and courageous in equal Read More …
Category: Wellbeing
GEH Wellbeing Reading Group review of Endless Night by Agatha Christie
Published in 1967 towards the end of Agatha Christie’s illustrious writing career, Endless Night was written by the then 76 year old Christie in a short 6 weeks. It’s a stand alone novel (no Poirot or Marple here), and reportedly Read More …
Valentine’s Day at SWFT
When you think of Valentine’s Day, you automatically think of bubbles, bouquets, boxes of chocolates, and….books! You don’t? Maybe we have been going wrong somewhere then. This Valentine’s Day was the second installment of our ‘Blind Date with a Book’ Read More …
GEH Wellbeing reading group review of To the bright edge of the world by Eowyn Ivey
To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey was a suitably chilly novel to read in January for our wellbeing reading group at GEH. Set in Alaska in the late 1800s the novel charts the story of Lieutenant Read More …
SWFT Wellbeing Reading Group: What stories have you unwrapped this Christmas?
Over the Christmas and New Year break, SWFT’s Wellbeing Reading Group took a break from our monthly meetings and book selections to read some old favourites, catch up with our tbr (to be read) piles and get cosy with some Read More …
GEH Wellbeing Reading Group book review- A Terrible Kindness by Jo Browning Wroe
For more information about the tragedy see: The Wellbeing reading group at GEH started the year off with an emotional read, A Terrible Kindness by Jo Browning Wroe. It starts in 1966 with William, a newly qualified embalmer, traveling to Read More …
GEH Wellbeing Reading Group book review of The Travelling Bag by Susan Hill
The spooky Halloween offering for our wellbeing reading group was The Travelling Bag by Susan Hill, the author of the spine tingling The Women in Black. A little different to our usual reading diet of novels, this collection of ghostly Read More …
SWFT Wellbeing Reading Group Review of The Templars: the Knights who made Britain
You may have heard of the Knights Templar – might even have seen them in films such as ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ or ‘The Da Vinci Code’ – but how accurate are these interpretations? There are many myths and legends about Read More …
SWFT Wellbeing Reading Group Review of The Woman on the Pier
Described as ‘a dark suspense thriller brimming with secrets and lies seeping across three generations’, The Woman on the Pier by BP Walter was October’s SWFT reading group choice, and the consensus was decidedly mixed! While a commendable number of Read More …
SWFT Wellbeing Reading Group Review of The Golden Mole
Described as ‘part cabinet of wonders, part call to arms’ (Mark Haddon), this month’s read was The Golden Mole by Katherine Rundell. What do the giraffe, the swift, the wombat, the hare and the seahorse all have in common? They Read More …