South Manchester Book Group

We're a friendly and open reading group, and we share a love of books and discussing them with other people. We meet every fortnight, but you don't have to come to them all. It's dead simple; choose a book you like the sound of, read it (or even part of it) beforehand and turn up with a few ideas and money for beer / wine / flirtinis. It's very informal, and we're quite a friendly bunch. We meet at a pub in Didsbury around 8.30 pm, and can usually be found on the table with the books and flirtinis.

We've become rather popular recently so unfortunately aren't accepting new members just at the moment. But please drop us a line on the Contact Us form and we'll add you to our mailing list.

Our reading list, past, present, and future, appears here and a short version of what we’re reading next is here.

Thursday, 26 November 2020

Wide Sargasso Sea — Jean Rhys

Book cover for Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys Wide Sargasso Sea in the South Manchester, Chorlton, Cheadle, Fallowfield, Burnage, Levenshulme, Heaton Moor, Heaton Mersey, Heaton Norris, Heaton Chapel, Northenden, and Didsbury book group “There is always another side, always.”

Born into the oppressive, colonialist society of 1830s Jamaica, Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway meets a young Englishman, drawn to her innocent beauty and sensuality, Mr Rochester ...

This week's book is Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys and we'll not be meeting at The Fletcher Moss on William Street in Didsbury but will be meeting online — contact us for details.