Join us for this month’s book club meet up to discuss ‘Affinity’ by Sarah Waters.
An upper-class woman recovering from a suicide attempt, Margaret Prior has begun visiting the women’s ward of Millbank prison, Victorian London’s grimmest jail, as part of her rehabilitative charity work. Amongst Millbank’s murderers and common thieves, Margaret finds herself increasingly fascinated by an apparently innocent inmate, the enigmatic spiritualist Selina Dawes. Selina was imprisoned after a séance she was conducting went horribly awry, leaving an elderly matron dead and a young woman deeply disturbed. Although initially skeptical of Selina’s gifts, Margaret is soon drawn into a twilight world of ghosts and shadows, unruly spirits and unseemly passions, until she is at last driven to concoct a desperate plot to secure Selina’s freedom, and her own
Content warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Body horror, Child death, Rape, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Available on Spotify premium
https://open.spotify.com/show/3pHk6tj1vKWFnZoO3nLw0H?si=vmySEnVLTvSArotw94GiXA
At the meet up we will have a mix of sharing our thoughts on the book, general chat and planning next month’s book so please bring along your suggestions and, if you can, check if it’s available at Newcastle and/or Lake Mac libraries beforehand.
This is a safe, inclusive space where everyone is welcome and embraced.
We ask that you are open to hearing views different to yours and mindful of the impact your words may have if discussing sensitive topics that the book brings up.
PS You can definitely still attend if you haven’t read the book, however be prepared for spoilers 📚
Please RSVP so we know how many to expect, thank you 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🖤🤎
