Help - I need to choose a book for my book club.

My Book Group’s next theme is Detrctive fiction, old and new. I have been re-Reading Agatha Christie and P D James. James certainly loves describing meals, clothes and rooms!

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

I have recently discovered Clare Chambers and have read about 3 recently. Great characters and easy reads but not chick lit at all. Small Pleasures was up for one of the awards

Heard a WI talk a few weeks ago by a retired Silk, absolutely fascinating information about the Inns of Court, Temple etc. His name is Simon Michael and he has published 6 books so far, starting with The Brief. They are set in 60's London and I rapidly went through the whole lot. So pleased to hear books 7 and 8 are in the pipeline. Hope you enjoy them if you choose these. He is a delightful gentleman too.

Hearts Invisible Furies,Ireland against unwed mothers and homosexuality

Small Great Things,

I love this thread. So many good books to read. ‘Eucalyptus’ by
Murray Bail is an interesting Australian tale,a bit different and some beautiful prose.

I second "Small Pleasures" by Clare Chambers - loved it.

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver.Set in the Belgian Congo starting in the late 1950’s.Told by the wife and four daughters of a fierce evangelical missionary.I thoroughly enjoyed this book,very thought provoking.

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The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver.Set in the Belgian Congo starting in the late 1950’s.Told by the wife and four daughters of a fierce evangelical missionary.I thoroughly enjoyed this book,very thought provoking.

I think dragonfly46 chose her next book quite a long way upthread but, yes, (almost) anything by Barbara Kingsolver. I loved La Lacuna.

www.theguardian.com/books/2009/nov/07/barbara-kingsolver-lacuna-book-review

I wasn't so keen on Unsheltered.

Thanks for the link Flexagon.Not read La Lacuna,will add it to my book list.

Where the Crawdads Sing
The Dry
All the Light We Cannot See
The Carer

A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backmann is probably my all-time favourite book, along with Mr Rosenblum's List. Too difficult to choose between them...

Another vote for Hamnet by Maggie O Farrell

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig provided a lot of discussion in our group, we were a bit divided but it was an interesting evening!