South Manchester Book Group: The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl

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, 11 December 2025

The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl — Belle du Jour

“Time is limited and some opportunities never repeat themselves.”

Belle couldn't find a job after University. Her impressive degree was not paying her rent or buying her food. But after a fantastic threesome with a very rich couple that gave her a ton of money, Belle realized that she could earn more than anyone she knew — becoming a call girl. The rest is history.

Appropriately, our Saturnalia will take place at the same time, with a contrastingly puritanical policy of not turning up a random house. Probably.

This week's book is The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl by Belle du Jour and we'll be meeting at Ye Olde Cocke on Wilmslow Road in Didsbury — contact us for details.

Please note change of book. This is our last book this year, and we meet next on 08 January 2026 for Hadji Murat.