Piddington Book Group
Piddington Book Group was launched at the beginning of 2024 with the idea of getting together to talk about a book suggested by a member of the group.
Any genre or type of book may be put forward for discussion, but the meetings work best if you’ve read the book before suggesting it, so that you can say why you chose it as a good – or at least an interesting – read.
We meet roughly every six weeks on a Monday evening at 7.30pm. Meetings are usually hosted by the person choosing the book, so if you haven't been to a meeting before, please email Piddington Book Group to check the venue.
We welcome new members.
Several members of this book group were founding members of Piddington Page Turners, a group that ran between 2011 and 2020, when it stopped, mainly due to Covid. If you're interested in what this group read, the list is here.
Any genre or type of book may be put forward for discussion, but the meetings work best if you’ve read the book before suggesting it, so that you can say why you chose it as a good – or at least an interesting – read.
We meet roughly every six weeks on a Monday evening at 7.30pm. Meetings are usually hosted by the person choosing the book, so if you haven't been to a meeting before, please email Piddington Book Group to check the venue.
We welcome new members.
Several members of this book group were founding members of Piddington Page Turners, a group that ran between 2011 and 2020, when it stopped, mainly due to Covid. If you're interested in what this group read, the list is here.
Date of next meeting: Monday 14 July
Book we're currently reading: The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (1989) (suggested by Andrew)
Books we've read
4 March 2024 - My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises by Fredrik Backman (2015) (Pam)
15 April - Notes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale (2018) (Marie-Claire)
3 June - The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith (1955) (Hazel)
8 July - Foster (2010) and Small Things Like These (2021) by Claire Keegan (Cynthia)
2 September - The Last Summer by Karen Swan (2022) (Margaret)
11 November - The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (2012) (Heather)
13 January 2025 - The Warden by Anthony Trollope (1855) (Andrew)
24 February - The Chosen by Elizabeth Lowry (2022) (Karen)
31 March - The Salt Path by Raynor Wynn (2022) (Maria)
12 May - You Are Here by David Nicholls (2024) (Sally)
23 June - A Keeper by Graham Norton (2018) (Trish)
11 August - Bournville by Jonathan Coe (2022) (Pam)
6 October - If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor (2003) (Marie-Claire)
17 November - The Glass Maker by Tracy Chevalier (2024) (Anne)
12 January 2026 - Angel by Elizabeth Taylor (1957) (Hazel)
2 March - The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (2024) (Cynthia)
13 April - State of Wonder by Ann Patchett (2011) (Margaret)
1 June - How to Stop Time by Matt Haig (2017) (Heather)
27 July - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (1861) (Susannah)
15 April - Notes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale (2018) (Marie-Claire)
3 June - The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith (1955) (Hazel)
8 July - Foster (2010) and Small Things Like These (2021) by Claire Keegan (Cynthia)
2 September - The Last Summer by Karen Swan (2022) (Margaret)
11 November - The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (2012) (Heather)
13 January 2025 - The Warden by Anthony Trollope (1855) (Andrew)
24 February - The Chosen by Elizabeth Lowry (2022) (Karen)
31 March - The Salt Path by Raynor Wynn (2022) (Maria)
12 May - You Are Here by David Nicholls (2024) (Sally)
23 June - A Keeper by Graham Norton (2018) (Trish)
11 August - Bournville by Jonathan Coe (2022) (Pam)
6 October - If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor (2003) (Marie-Claire)
17 November - The Glass Maker by Tracy Chevalier (2024) (Anne)
12 January 2026 - Angel by Elizabeth Taylor (1957) (Hazel)
2 March - The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (2024) (Cynthia)
13 April - State of Wonder by Ann Patchett (2011) (Margaret)
1 June - How to Stop Time by Matt Haig (2017) (Heather)
27 July - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (1861) (Susannah)
