Book Club
Book Clubs are held monthly at both Blenheim and Picton Libraries.
Marlborough District Library (Blenheim) Book Club
The next Blenheim Book Club meeting will be Thursday 25 July at 6.30 pm where the theme will be: Japanese books
Picton Service Centre Waitohi Whare Mātauranga
The next Picton Book Club meeting will be Thursday 8 August at 6.30 pm where the theme will be: Occupations.
All welcome, just drop by and join us.
Below are some of the books discussed at this month's Blenheim Book Club where the theme was reading from a different perspective.
Book Club Reviews
Surrender by Bono
Adult Non Fiction 782.42166 BON
As one of the music world's most iconic artists, and the cofounder of organizations ONE and (RED), Bono's career has been written about extensively. But in Surrender, it's Bono who picks up the pen, writing for the first time about his remarkable life and those he has shared it with. In his unique voice, Bono takes us from his early days growing up in Dublin, including the sudden loss of his mother when he was 14, to U2's unlikely journey to become one of the world's most influential rock bands, to his more than 20 years of activism dedicated to the fight against AIDS and extreme poverty. Writing with candour, self-reflection, and humour, Bono opens the aperture on his life - and the family, friends and faith that have sustained, challenged and shaped him.
Surrender's subtitle, "40 Songs, One Story," is a nod to the book's 40 chapters, which are each named after a U2 song. Bono has also created 40 original drawings for Surrender which will appear throughout the book.
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Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko
Adult fiction
Wise-cracking Kerry Salter has spent a lifetime avoiding two things - her hometown and prison. But now her Pop is dying and she's an inch away from the lockup, so she takes a Harley and heads south to Durrongo. Kerry's plan is to spend twenty-four hours, tops, over the border. She quickly discovers, though, that Bundjalung country has a funny way of grabbing on to people. Old family wounds open as the Salters battle to stop the development of their beloved river. And the unexpected arrival on the scene of a good-looking fella intent on loving her up only adds more trouble - but then trouble is Kerry's middle name.
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The Silver Collar by Antonia Hodgson
Adult fiction
Life is good for Thomas Hawkins and Kitty Sparks in their home above the Cocked Pistol, Kitty's wickedly disreputable bookshop. But when Tom is attacked by a street gang, he discovers there's a price on his head.
Who wants him dead - and why?
For Tom and Kitty, the answer is only the beginning of the nightmare.
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James by Percival Everett
Adult fiction
Jim becomes a runaway slave after he hears that he's going to be sold by his owner, Miss Watson, and separated from his family. He escapes to a nearby island, but he's very quickly joined by a local boy, Huckleberry "Huck" Finn, who has faked his death in hopes of getting away from his abusive father.
The chain of events sets Jim and Huck off on an adventure down the Mississippi River, resulting in a variety of colorful, dangerous and at time tragic encounters as they make their way down the river.
Meanwhile, Jim has his own goals of finding a way to free his wife and daughter. He also has to keep himself and Huck alive in the process, as well as to preserve his dignity and reclaim his identity.
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They Thought I was dead by Peter James
Adult fiction
Some will know how it begins. Her name is Sandy. You might know her as the loving wife of Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. But there's more to her than meets the eye. A woman with a dubious past, a complicated present and an uncertain future. Then she was gone. Some will think they know how it ends. Her disappearance caused a nationwide search. Even the best detective on the force couldn't find her. They thought she was dead. But nobody knows this. Where did she go? Why did she run? What would cause a woman to leave her whole life behind and simply vanish?
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