Book club meeting June 2013 and outlook for July and August 2013

Caroline suggested books for the July 2013 bookclub meeting (and August) and we are looking forward to discuss them on

Thursday July 18th 

The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng

Tan Twan Eng's "The Garden of Evening Mists" is a place of mystery. 
Who is Aritomo and how did he come to leave Japan? Why is it that Yun Ling's friend and host Magnus Praetorius, seems to almost immune from the depredations of the Communists? 
What is the legend of 'Yamashita's Gold' and does it have any basis in fact? 
And is the real story of how Yun Ling managed to survive the war perhaps the darkest secret of all?

An interesting discussion seem guaranteed.

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Thank you to everyone for an enjoyable meeting on last Thursday to discuss

"The Long Song " by Angela Levy:

The book is written about life in Jamaica around the time of the end of slavery in the 1800’s.  
Narrated by a slave woman, a house maid on a sugar cane estate, the novel tells of the Baptist wars and the horrendous injustices imposed on black people, by mostly British, white land owners. 
Told in the typical West Indian lilting, rhythmic prose, which some found enchanting, others irritating, the book is well written with amusing, descriptive passages.  
All agreed that most of the characters, especially white, were weak and rather inspired but the central character, July, was a strong feisty character.  The book, generally, was enjoyed by most of us, but possibly paled in comparison to Levy’s earlier book, A Small Island.

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