Reading Circle – Summer Programme

During the summer months we have a break from our Reading Circle and so, for the next three programmes we will be looking back at some of the books we have  read in the last year. Today we are going to revisit three books which we read before Christmas 2022. If you haven’t already done so, we hope that we will inspire you to read one or more of them.

Solar Storms by Linda Hogan, published 1995.
The story of a troubled Native American girl who has grown up in care, but, at 17, decides to return to her family in the north in search of her roots.  A timeless book about a journey of self-discovery with a strong environmental message.

Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak, published in 2021.
A moving story about two young lovers divided by religion and nationality in war-torn Cyprus and the emotional price they pay, even after they finally come together and settle in England. It is about how disasters recast ordinary lives, and about the effect of losing one’s roots.

The Hours by Michael Cunningham, published in 1998.
Inspired by the author’s admiration for English novelist Virginia Wolff, this novel moves effortlessly across the decades and between England and America, intertwining the worlds of three unforgettable women.

Music played
• Indian Reservation by Don Fardon
• Gülümcan by Ahu Saglam from the CD Köprüler
• Music from the film The Hours by Philip Glass