Reading Lists

READING LIST 2012/13

  • Jan 13th 2012 ~ Warhorse at Glenbrook Theater
  • Feb 3rd 2012 ~ Flock (F) by Lyn Hughes ~ Beverley ~ scored 2.9
  • Mar 2nd 2012 ~ Sarah’s Key (F) by Tatiana de Rosnay ~ Ros ~ Scored 3.3
  • Apr 6th 2010 ~ The Happiest Refugee (Autobiography)  by Ahn Do ~ Trish ~ Scored 2.9
  • May 4th 2012 ~ Rocks in the Belly (F) by Jon Bauer ~ Gabrielle ~ Scored 3.5
  • June 1st 2012 ~ Magician (F) by Raymond E Feist ~ Lynette
  • July 6th 2012 ~ Brother and Sister (F) by Joanna Trollope ~Margaret
  • August 3rd 2012 ~The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (F) by Mark Twain ~ David
  • September 6th 2012 ~ The Psychopath Test: a journey through the madness industry (NF) by Jon Ronson ~ Heidi
  • October 5th 2012 ~  8 Steps to Happiness by Anthony Grant [& Strong Women Stay Young by Miriam E Nelson] (NF) ~ Mary
  • November 2nd 2012 ~ Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (F) by John Le Carre ~ Sharon
  • December 7th 2012 ~ The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Biography) by Rebecca Skloot ~ Ros
  • January Pot Luck at Glenbrook Theatre
  • February 1st 2013 ~ xxxx ~ Beverley
  • March 1st 2013 ~ xxxx ~ Catherine
  • April 5th 2013 ~ xxxx ~ Heather
  • May 3rd 2013 ~ xxxx ~ Katie
  • June 7th 2013 ~ xxxx ~ Trish
  • July 5th 2013 ~ xxxx ~ Vic
  • August 2013 – Ros
  • Sept 2013 – Gabrielle
  • Oct 2013 – Lynette
  • Nov 2013 – Margaret
  • Dec 2013 – David
  • Jan 2014 – Pot Luck at Glenbrook Theatre
  • Feb 2014 – Heidi
  • March 2014 – Mary
  • April 2014 – Sharon
  • May 2014 start rotation again with Beverley

 

READING LIST 2011

  • Jan 7th ~ Pot Luck 6:30pm session @ Glenbrook Theatre & dinner – saw The King’s Speech starring Geoffrey Rush and Colin Firth
  • Feb 4th ~ Friends, Lovers, Chocolate (F) by Alexander McCall Smith ~ Beverley ~ Scored 2.7
  • Mar 4th ~ In My Skin (NF) by Kate Holden ~ Gabrielle ~ Scored 3.2
  • Apr 1st ~ Freedom (F) by Jonathan Franzen ~ Katie ~ Scored 2
  • May 6th ~ Once (F) by Morris Gleitzman ~ Vic ~ Scored 4
  • Jun 3rd ~ Babylon’s Ark : the incredible wartime rescue of the Baghdad Zoo (NF) by Lawrence Anthony with Graham Spence ~ Sharon ~ Scored 3
  • Jul 1st ~ The House at Salvation Creek (NF) by Susan Duncan ~ Mary ~ Scored 3.7
  • Aug 5th ~ The Long Song (F) by Andrea Levy ~ Heidi ~ Scored 2.8
  • Sep 2nd ~ Nine Parts of Desire (NF) by Geraldine Brooks ~ Heather ~ Scored 3.8
  • Oct 7th ~ When Colts Ran (F)  by Roger McDonald – Catherine ~ Scored 2.1
  • Nov 4th ~ The Fry Chronicles (NF) by Stephen Fry ~ Margaret ~ Scored 2.5
  • Dec 2nd ~ Ransom by David Malouf (F) ~ David ~ Scored 4.2

READING LIST 2010

  • Jan 8th ~ Pot Luck 6:30pm session @ Glenbrook Theatre & dinner @ Indian restaurant - saw Old Dogs with John Travolta & Robin Williams
  • Feb 5th ~ The Great Gatsby (F) by F. Scott Fitzgerald ~ Heather  ~ Scored 2.7
  • Mar 5th ~ To Kill a Mockingbird (F) by Harper Lee ~ Heidi ~ Scored 4.5
  • Apr 9th ~ The Wailing Wind (F) by Tony Hillerman ~ Margaret ~ Scored 2
  • May 7th ~ Into the Wild (NF) by John Krakauer ~ Vic ~ Scored 3
  • Jun 4th ~ Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (NF) by Barbara Kingsolver ~ Sharon ~ Scored 2.3
  • Jul 2nd ~ Midnight’s Children (F) by Salman Rushdie ~ Catherine ~ Scored 2.6
  • Aug 6th ~ Ragtime (F) by E.L. Doctorow ~ David~ Scored 3.5
  • Sept 3rd ~ Maestro (F) by Peter Goldsworthy ~ Trish ~ Scored 3.5
  • Oct 1st ~  Man’s Search for Meaning (NF) by Viktor Frankl ~ Mary  ~ Scored 3.1
  • Nov 5th ~ Invisible (F) by Paul Auster ~ Katie ~ Scored 3
  • Dec 3rd ~ The Spare Room (F) by Helen Garner ~ Gabrielle ~ Scored 3.75

   READING LIST 2009

  • Feb 2009 ~ The Shadow of the Wind (F) by Carolos Ruiz Zafon ~ Catherine ~ Scored 3.5
  • Mar 2009 ~ The Stone Diaries (F) by Carol Shields ~ Heather ~ Scored 3
  • Apr 2009 ~ The Good Mayor (F) by Andrew Nicoll ~ Vic ~ Scored 3
  • May 2009 ~ Peter Pan (F) by J. M. Barrie ~ Katie ~ Scored 2.3
  • Jun 2009 ~ The Arrival (F) by Shaun Tan ~ Sharon ~ Scored 4.2
  • Jul 2009 ~ Mao’s Last Dancer (NF) by Li Cunxin ~ Trish ~ Scored 3
  • Aug 2009 ~ Kieron Smith, Boy (F) by James Kelman ~ Heidi ~ Unscored
  • Sep 2009 ~ Fleshmarket Close (F) by Ian Rankin  ~ Margaret ~ Scored?
  • Oct 2009 ~ White Tiger (F) by Aravinda Adiga ~ Gabrielle ~ Scored 3.4
  • Nov 2009 ~ The Secret River (F) by Kate Grenville ~ Mary @ Wiseman’s Ferry ~ Scored 3.6
  • Dec 2009 ~ The Angel’s Game (F) by Carlos Luiz Zafon ~ Catherine @ Catherine’s ~ Scored ?

 READING LIST 2008

  • 1st February 2008 : The Skeleton Coast (F) by Clive Cussler – Margaret – Scored 2.8 and The Book of Everything (F) by Guus Kuijer – Sharon – Scored 4
  • 7th March 2008 : Cloud Atlas (F) by David Mitchell – Katie – Scored 3/5
  • 4th April 2008 : Those Faraday Girls (F) by Monica McInerney – Trish – Scored 2.2
  • 9th May 2008 : The Mitford Girls (NF) by Mary S. Lovell – Heather – Scored 3.6
  • 6th June 2008 : The Historian (F) by Elizabeth Kostova – Babs – Scored 3.25
  • 4th July 2008 : A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (F) by Marina Lewycka – Mary – Scored 2.2
  • 1st August 2008 : Three Cups of Tea: One man’s mission to promote peace….one school at a time (NF) by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin – Gabrielle – Scored 3.4
  • 5th September 2008 : Mr Vogel (F) by Lloyd Jones – Catherine – ?Score
  • 3rd October 2008 : Enduring Love (F) by Ian McEwan – Heidi – Movie too ~ Scored 3.7
  • 7th November 2008 : Empire of the Sun (F) by J.G. Ballard – Kim ~ Scored 3.8
  • 6th December : Outing to Leura

 READING LIST 2007

  • 1st June 2007 : The Book Thief (F) by Marcus Zusak – No score
  • 6th July 2007 : El dorado (F) by Dorothy Porter – Mary – 2.5
  • 3rd August 2007 : The curious incident of the dog in the night-time (F) by Mark Haddon – Gabrielle – 3.5
  • 7th September 2007 : Cloudstreet (F) by Tim Winton – Kim – 3.8
  • October 2007 : No meeting
  • 2nd November 2007 : A thousand splendid suns (F) by Khaled Hosseini – Heidi – 4.2
  • 7th December 2007 : Cold Comfort Farm (F) by Stella Gibbons – MOVIE TOO – Catherine – 3.4