Haroun and the Sea of Stories — Salman Rushdie

Haroun's father is the greatest of all storyletters. His magical stories bring laughter to the sad city of Alifbay. But one day something goes wrong and his father runs out of stories to tell. Haroun is determined to return the storyteller's gift to his father. So he flies off on the back of the Hoopie bird to the Sea of Stories — and a fantastic adventure begins.

This week's book is Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie and we'll be meeting at Ye Olde Cocke on Wilmslow Road in Didsbury — contact us for details.

Bravo Two Zero — Andrew McNab

Their location: Iraq. Their mission: to sever a vital enemy underground communication link, to find and destroy mobile Scud launchers. Their call sign: Bravo Two Zero.

When eight members of the elite SAS regiment embark on a highly covert operation, they are each laden with 15 stones of equipment, needing to tab 20km across the desert to reach their objective. But within days, their location is compromised. They engage in a fierce battle. They escape on foot to the Syrian border. Three men die. One escapes. But four men are captured. For them, the worst is yet to come. Delivered to Baghdad, they are tortured with a savagery for which not even their intensive SAS training has prepared them ...

This week's book is Bravo Two Zero by Andrew McNab and we'll be meeting at Ye Olde Cocke on Wilmslow Road in Didsbury — contact us for details.