Welcome to our morning book group which meets about every 6 weeks. All our events are about getting together to enjoy the event and get to know one another, but most of all to have fun.
The Book Group is free to members.

This time we are reading **The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng**. Teoh Yun Ling was seventeen years old when she first heard about Aritomo and the garden. But a war would come to Malaya, and a decade pass before she would travel to see him. A man of extraordinary skill and reputation, Aritomo was once the gardener for the Emperor of Japan, and now Yun Ling needs him. She needs him to help her build a memorial to her beloved sister, killed at the hands of the Japanese. She wants to learn everything Aritomo can teach her, and do her sister proud, but to do so she must also begin a journey into her own past, a past inextricably linked with the secrets of her troubled country.

A story of art, war, love and memory, The Garden of Evening Mists captures a dark moment in history with richness, power and incredible beauty.

At this meeting we will decide what to read at the next one, so please come with suggestions to widen the variety of options. When selecting your choices, bear in mind the number of pages, (currently restricting to 500 pages or less), and also the cost of the book, and then it's up to each member to get their own copy. It might be an electronic copy on an e-book reader. Or you might be able to borrow it from your local library - reserve it if necessary. Or it's quite often possible to buy second-hand paperbacks cheaply online.

**Our last 5 books that we have read are:**
Fried Green Tomatoes At The Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
The Thirty Nine Steps by John Buchan
Books written by S R Crockett
The Hidden by Mary Chamberlain

We will be holding the book group in Kindar House on the Crichton Estate on the first floor. Refreshments are provided for a small donation to our honesty box. If you would rather bring your own that’s not a problem. We ask that you all clean up and leave the building as you found it as we do not have cleaners (we are the cleaners so please look after our premises and this way we can continue to use them). If you have any problems please contact me.

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