Future reads for the Book Club..

We have three books left to read (after 'The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry' this month) in the Book Club and we do like to offer a diverse selection!

Firstly we have 'A Farewell to Arms' by Ernest Hemingway:

A Farewell to Arms is a novel set during the Italian campaign of World War I. The book, published in 1929, is a first-person account of American Frederic Henry, serving as a Lieutenant in the ambulance corps of the Italian Army. It is about a love affair between the expatriate American Henry and Catherine Barkley against the backdrop of the First World War, cynical soldiers, fighting and the displacement of populations.

Secondly we have ‘The Husband’s Secret’ by Liane Moriarty:

Mother of three and wife of John-Paul, Cecilia discovers an old envelope in the attic. Written in her husband's hand, it says: to be opened only in the event of my death.

Curious, she opens it - and time stops.

John-Paul's letter confesses to a terrible mistake which, if revealed, would wreck their family as well as the lives of others.

Cecilia - betrayed, angry and distraught - wants to do the right thing, but right for who? If she protects her family by staying silent, the truth will worm through her heart. But if she reveals her husband's secret, she will hurt those she loves most .

And last but by no means least we have ‘Will Grayson, Will Grayson’ by John Green & David Leuithan:

The novel follows two boys who both go by the name Will Grayson. The first Will, whose name is always correctly capitalised, is described as trying to live his life without being noticed. This is complicated by the fact that his best friend, Tiny Cooper, described as "the world's largest person who is really, really gay" and "the world's gayest person who is really, really large", is not the type to go around unnoticed. Tiny is also throughout the novel trying to create an autobiographical musical, which further draws attention to himself and everyone around him.

The other will grayson, whose name is never capitalised, goes through his life without anything good to hold onto besides an online relationship with someone who goes by the name Isaac. Intent on meeting up with Isaac, will grayson sets up an encounter one night in Chicago but eventually finds out that Isaac was invented by a girl named Maura (who is also his peer in his daily school life)What ensues brings both characters together and changes both of their lives forever in ways they could never have guessed or imagined.

I am very excited to finishing off the Book Club this year with a fantastic selection of books!
- Carey

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