what book should I pick for my book group?

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EmmaGrundyForPM · 12/10/2022 22:57

It's my turn to pick the next book and I'm stuck. We're an all-female book group, most of us in our 50s. Recent books we've enjoyed include Uncommon Ground, Small Pleasures and Still Life. Lessons in Chemistry got a mixed reception. We all hated Crawdads.

We like books that we can analyse and which raise lots of themes/questions.

Any suggestions?

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Neveranynamesleft · 12/10/2022 23:08

Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon .

mastertomsmum · 12/10/2022 23:07

Bad Blood, autobiography of the late Lorna Sage.

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EmmaGrundyForPM · 12/10/2022 23:07

Thanks. We read The Vanishing Half and enjoyed it. We've also read The Silence of the Girls which I loved but was a bit too visceral for some of the group.

I read Beyond Black years ago but can't really remember it.

I'll have a look at your other suggestions.

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TheGirlWhoLived · 12/10/2022 23:06

the bees by Laline Paul

SwayingInTime · 12/10/2022 23:02

The vanishing half probably the most theme-y

SwayingInTime · 12/10/2022 23:01

The vanishing half
a year of magical thinking
beyond black
The seven deaths of Evelyn hardcastle
silence of the girls
tangerine

all recent successes (and we had the same thoughts about your recent books)

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