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Join Rose Tremain to talk about TRESPASS - our Book of the Month - on Thur 20 Jan, 8pm

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TillyBookClub · 20/12/2010 21:03

A date for your brand new diaries...

We've chosen TRESPASS by Rose Tremain as our January book of the month.

It's a thrilling novel about disputed territory, sibling love and devastating revenge, by the bestselling author of (amongst many others) The Road Home (winner of the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction) and Restoration (shortlisted for the Booker Prize).

We're really pleased that Rose can join us for our next book club discussion on Thurs 20 Jan at 8pm.

Read more about Trespass and Rose's other books, plus read an interview with Rose when Trespass was longlisted for the Booker...

Hope you can join us, should be a great discussion.

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GeraldineMumsnet · 22/12/2010 12:50

You can read more about Trespass and Rose's other books here. Should be a cracking start to a new year of book club.

And if you want a look back at what we've read this past year, here are 2010's book club reads. Xmas Smile

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OliviaMumsnet · 22/12/2010 20:56

Xmas Grin How exciting.

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GeraldineMumsnet · 03/01/2011 20:04

Hello, in kind of reverse order of questions, will try to provide some answers.

101dalmations, all you have to do is post your question to Rose on this thread, either before or during the book club discussion. She's our guest on Thurs 20 Jan at 8pm. You're welcome to ask her about Trespass specifically, or any of her other novels.

Guacamohohohole, have spoken to Tilly and we reckon, yes, let's have two threads - this one for the discussion with Rose, and then a separate one to discuss Trespass.

And Hariboejoe, if you could save your thoughts for the discussion with Rose and/or the other thread about Trespass, that would be great.

Will check this thread in the morning in case there are any more questions.

Thanks everybody Smile.

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OliviaMumsnet · 20/01/2011 20:05

Welcome Rose.
Envy at working serenely.

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OliviaMumsnet · 20/01/2011 20:08

Great name JPL!

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HelenMumsnet · 20/01/2011 20:37

Hello Rose. Can I talk to you about the silkworms? Were they what got you started with this book - or did they come into your thinking later?

It's just that I loved all that stuff about them gobbling voraciously, unseen, in the attics, growing and growing - until, in the end, they were boiled alive. Very much like the characters in the book, many of whom had secrets/hurts gnawing away unseen that, eventually, turned out to be their undoing.

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OliviaMumsnet · 20/01/2011 20:39

Okay, have steeled myself and apologies in advance for sycophantic tone but I have loved all the books of yours that I have read and devoured them voraciously and paid little attention to those around me whilst reading them. Grin

I am thrilled to discover today that there are some I haven't read and that it's to be a sequel to Merivel who I think is my favourite of all of your characters, though having worked for an auction house in a former life, I did LOVE Anthony too.

Question s:
What is the best thing about being a writer?
And the worst?

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JosieMumsnet · 20/01/2011 20:40

Making my first 'proper' appearance on mumsnet to join this discussion! (though a bit late Blush)
Hello Rose,
Really enjoyed Trespass and The Road Home - I feel like I've really lived through the books, they're so evocative of people and places. Really want to go to France now! I particularly liked the tender moment with the teacher and Melodie at the end of Trespass. Amazing sense of death/the unknown threatening the whole time, through the first scene, Kitty, Anthony, Audrun.
I wanted to know more about how you knew so much about the Cevennes, did you grow up there or just visit a lot? Was there a bit of yourself in Melodie - are you a city dweller out of your comfort zone there or is it a liberating escape?
Looking forward to reading more of your books!

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JosieMumsnet · 20/01/2011 20:40

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