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Derby Book Club Reviews

Below are a selection of reviews from books that members of the Ladies Night Out Club book club have previously read.

Book Club - Review of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher by Kate Summerscale

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

Author: Kate Summerscale    Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing    Paperback: 384 pages

ISBN: 978-0747596486    Overall Rating: Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10

Date: Tuesday 15 September 2009

Review: The Galaxy Book of the Year, British Book Awards 2009 winner of the BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize. Shortlisted for the Crime Writer's Association Gold Dagger. (read more)

Book Club - Review of Parky: My Autobiography by Michael Parkinson

Parky: My Autobiography

Author: Michael Parkinson    Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks    Paperback: 440 pages

ISBN: 978-0340961674    Overall Rating: Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10

Date: Saturday 22nd August 2009

Review: This was the book club group's first attempt at reading an autobiography and I mean attempt as not all of us managed to finish the book. (read more)

Book Club - Review of The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho

The Witch of Portobello

Author: Paulo Coelho    Publisher: Harper    Paperback: 368 pages

ISBN: 978-0007251872    Overall Rating: Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10

Date: Tuesday 6th January 2009

Review: The Witch of Portobello is a novel by Paulo Coelho in which the reader uncovers the mysterious life and disappearance of a woman named Athena. (read more)

Review of The Point of rescue by Sophie Hannah

The Point of Rescue

Author: Sophie Hannah    Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks    Paperback: 464 pages

ISBN: 978-0340933121    Overall Rating: Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10

Date: Tuesday 11th November 2008

Review: Sally is watching the news with her husband when she hears a name she ought not to recognize: Mark Bretherick. (read more)

Review of The Pirate's Daughter by Margaret Cezair-Thompson

The Pirate's Daughter

Author: Margaret Cezair-Thompson    Publisher: Headline Review    Paperback: 528 pages

ISBN: 978-0755343591    Overall Rating: Rating 7/10Rating 7/10Rating 7/10Rating 7/10Rating 7/10Rating 7/10Rating 7/10Rating 7/10Rating 7/10Rating 7/10

Date: Tuesday 30th September 2008

Review: In 1946, a storm-wrecked boat carrying Hollywood's most famous swashbuckler shored up on the coast of Jamaica, and the glamorous world of 1940's Hollywood converged with that of a small West Indian society. (read more)

Book Club - Review of Addition by Toni Jordan

Addition

Author: Toni Jordan    Publisher: Sceptre    Paperback: 256 pages

ISBN: 978-0340963777    Overall Rating: Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10Rating 6/10

Date: Tuesday 19th August 2008

Review: Grace Lisa Vandenburg is in love with numbers. She can tell you the number of letters in her name (19), bristles in her toothbrush (1768) and her brother-in-law's height in centimetres (167). (read more)



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Social EventsSalsa Night at Vienna Bar

Category: Social Events

Date: Thursday 11 March 2010

Time: 7:30pm

Cost: Free to Attend

Location: Vienna Bar, 11 King Street, Nottingham NG1 2AY.  (map)

Description: Dance the night away and make some new friends at this Salsa night at the Vienna Bar in Nottingham. (read more)

Previous Event - Book ClubThe Suspicions of Mr Whicher

Category: Book Club

Date: Tuesday 15 September 2009

Cost: Free to attend

Rating: Rating: 6/10Rating: 6/10Rating: 6/10Rating: 6/10Rating: 6/10Rating: 6/10Rating: 6/10Rating: 6/10Rating: 6/10Rating: 6/10

Location: Sam's House

Review: The Galaxy Book of the Year, British Book Awards 2009 winner of the BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize. Shortlisted for the Crime Writer's Association Gold Dagger. (read more)

Event: Wii Fit and Wii Team Games Night
Date: Wednesday 6 January 2010

Details: Due to adverse weather conditions this event has now been cancelled. We're sorry for any inconvenience caused.