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 On the last Wednesday of every month Dulwich Books Reading Group meets at 6.30 in the bookshop with a glass of wine, a nibble or two, and a hearty discussion. July's book will be the scary-looking 'The Voyage of the Short Serpent' by Bernard du Boucheron, and then at the end of August, 'The Elegance of the Hedgehog' by Muriel Barbery -

which - not deliberately - makes four months in a row with animal names in the titles of the books chosen.. (May and June were 'The White Tiger' and 'The Year of the Hare' respectively)

 Keep up to date with the Dulwich Books Newsletter for an article about the perils of translated fiction...

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SUMMER READING                                                                                                           If you are planning to read books on holiday when you should be slapping on the factor 100 and parading with simmering and passionate gusto along the  gorgeous strands of the world then Dulwich Books is the place for you. We always search out the most absorbing summer literature as well as books for the beach where stains from the salty surf or swathes of sand will not obscure whodunit! We also have travel guides covering everything from Spanish Corn Clinics (Comedy clubs on the Costa Brava) to terrific tipples in Tijuana. We begin the tour below with ideas from staff.

HANNAH                                                                                                                           Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson The Crow Road by Iain Banks A good coming-of-age, darkly funny family mystery.

ROY                                                                                                                                    The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Lovely, fun story of islanders living under siege in the Second World War. Told in letters, it reads like a fictional cousin of '84 Charing Cross Road'.. Joyous
A History of Modern Britain by Andrew Marr
Excellent concise history of Britain since World War II, Marr's book is full of facts, but an easy and enjoyable read. A great social history of how the country has changed over the last few generations.                                                                                                                 The Pirates... by Gideon Defoe
Brilliantly silly series of comic pirate fiction, the latest sees the Pirate Captain meeting Napoleon. Marvellous!

ERIF                                                                                                                                 The Room of Lost Things,by Stella Duffy The Northern Clemency (good and long) by Philip Hensher. The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry, The Magus,by John Fowles 'a feast for the mind and the senses...disturbing, thrilling and seductive' Untold Stories,by Alan Bennett

CHRISTINA                                                                                                                        The Princess Bride by William Goldman. The best love story EVER: Sword fights, poisonings, a giant, pirates, a vain villain, the most beautiful woman in the world - what more can you want from a book? Swashbuckling, terrifying and incredibly funny!                              Timeline by Michael Crichton. A man in monk's robes is found in a very bad state in the desert. In the local hospital they realize that something is wrong with his body, unbelievably wrong...

PHILIP                                                                                                                               The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano. Getting into the world of Roberto Bolano  means to get into the mind of the “Mother of Mexican poetry” who finds herself left behind in a fourth floor bathroom in the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Mexico in September 1968 as troops overrun the campus; and this is not exactly what “The Savage Detectives” is about. She does however know the two main protagonists of the novel very well indeed. Bolano’s world is visceral, poetic, and amazing!                                                            Nigh No Place by Jen Hadfield is winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize 2009 - super !

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

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