TheCompanySheKeeps

Originally a Birmingham based book club moved to Zoom in Covid, & became int'l. Reading a diverse selection of books by & about women. Newbies welcome.

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In September, we will be reading The Holiday Friend by Pamela Hansford Johnson. Meeting on Monday 9th September 7pm UK time on Zoom.

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In August, we will be reading The Crowded Street by Winifred Holtby. The feminist classic from 1924. We'll be meeting a week later than usual on Monday 19th August at 7pm UK time on Zoom.

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We have chosen our next two books.

In August we'll be reading The Crowded Street by Winifred Holtby.

In September, we will be reading The Holiday Friend by Pamela Hansford Johnson.

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We had a good chat this evening about The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright. Book which though we'll written with some lovely description of the natural world some of us were underwhelmed by.
(I need to remember to update this account too, sorry everyone).

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In May we will be discussing The Road to Lichfield by Penelope Lively. Meeting by Zoom Monday 13th May at 7pm UK time. Link sent out on the day of the meeting. New members welcome.

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We have now selected our next three books.
The Road to Lichfield by Penelope Lively.
The Spare Room by Helen Garner
The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright.
Meeting the second Monday of the month by Zoom. Happy reading 📚 😊 ☺️.

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Lovely meeting tonight to discuss The Millstone by Margaret Drabble. We talked about how the society at this time treated women, especially within health care settings. Members had mixed reactions to the narrator.

Remember, we meet monthly by Zoom, new members welcome. 📚

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In April we will be discussing The Millstone by Margaret Drabble. Meeting by Zoom Monday 8th April at 7pm UK time. Link sent out on the day of the meeting. New members welcome.

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We are reading Memphis by Tara M Stringfellow for our March meeting. Meeting by Zoom Monday 11th March 7pm UK time.

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We have also chosen our March book.
We will read Memphis by Tara M Stringfellow, longlisted for the 2023 Women's Prize.

[TheCompanySheKeeps @BrumFemBookClub]

We have also chosen our March book.
We will read Memphis by Tara M Stringfellow, longlisted for the 2023 Women's Prize.

[TheCompanySheKeeps @BrumFemBookClub]

In February, we will be reading Loving Sabotage by Amelie Nothomb. Meeting Monday 12th February 7pm UK time via Zoom.

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Great meeting last night talking about The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark. What a clever writer she was. She does so much within a short novel. We all enjoyed it in different ways I think. A good start to 2024.

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The New Year is nearly here. We will be reading The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark in January meeting Monday 8th January 7pm UK time by zoom. New members welcome, meeting details sent by DM.

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We will start 2024 with "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" by Muriel Spark.

7pm (UK time) on 08/01/2024 via Zoom. DM to be sent the link on the day.

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In November, we will be reading Orchard on Fire by Shena Mackay. Meeting Monday 13th November 7pm (UK time) via Zoom.

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We have now chosen our last two books of 2023 (where did that year go?)
November will be The Orchard on Fire by Shena Mackay.
December will be The Home by Penelope Mortimer.

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In October, we will be reading Affinity by Sarah Waters. Meeting Monday 9th October 7pm (UK time) via zoom.

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In September, we'll be reading Territory of Light by Yūko Tsushima. Meeting Monday 11th September 7pm UK time, via Zoom.

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We've chosen our books for September and October, for those of you who want to get ahead.
In September we'll be reading Territory of Light by Yūko Tsushima and in October we'll be reading Affinity by Sarah Waters.

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In August we will be reading The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave. Meeting via Zoom Monday 14th August 7pm (UK time).