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  At the end of every month, we will be inviting an author or expert to join us for a Question and Answer session about the Book of the Month. This will be hosted on Zoom so that you will be able to ask your own questions and hear other people's insights.

  
  

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  If you want to buy a copy, scroll down to find links to bookshop.org or Amazon copies. Or try your local libraries and bookshops!

July's Book Of The Month

• First to Go by Pam Skelton

  

  Following a very busy life in business, first in London as a Company Director and then in Bristol as Director of the family firm, Pam took up hobbies such as Bridge, Golf, and Genealogy in her retirement. However, unable to pursue these interests during the pandemic, she decided to write a book about her grandmother, and 'First To Go' was born. Written to preserve family details, this book has expanded into a novel about the life and times of Bridget, who was born in rural Ireland towards the end of the 19th Century. Written episodically, this book follows many different adventures, locations, travels and personalities through the first person narrative of Bridget. This is a rigorously researched and beautifully presented depiction of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, from Ireland to America and Europe.

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Book Club Coffee Morning Wednesday 21st July 11am-12pm

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  Join the Mirthy Book Club for a coffee and chat morning to discuss the July Book of the Month, 'First To Go' by Pam Skelton. We will keep off the spoilers- this is just a chance to talk about books and authors, recommend our favourites, and have a chat with other bookworms in the community. This is a more informal meeting and a free event.

  All you need is an electronic device, a mug and a table!

  
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June's Book Of The Month

• The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley

  

  After twenty years in the heady world of advertising, working hard, playing hard and drinking even harder, Clare started a blog – Mummy was a Secret Drinker- which later became the memoir ‘The Sober Diaries’. Her experience of telling the truth about her own shady life went on to inspire her first novel - The Authenticity Project, an international bestseller and winner of the RNA debut novel award. In the book, Julian Jessop is tired of hiding the deep loneliness he feels. So he begins The Authenticity Project - a small green notebook containing the truth about his life. Leaving the notebook on a table in his friendly neighbourhood café, Julian never expects Monica, the owner, to track him down after finding it. Or that she'll be inspired to write down her own story. Little do they realize that such small acts of honesty hold the power to impact all those who discover the notebook and change their lives completely.

  Purchase from  Bookshop.org  Purchase from  Amazon 
  

Book Club Coffee Morning Wednesday 16th 11am -12pm

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  Join the Mirthy Book Club for a coffee and chat morning to discuss the June Book of the Month, 'The Authenticity Project' by Clare Pooley. We will keep off the spoilers- this is just a chance to talk about books and authors, recommend our favourites, and have a chat with other bookworms in the community. This event is part of our Festival of Belonging so please do consider making a donation to Marmalade Trust via this Justgiving page.

  All you need is an electronic device, a mug and a table!

  
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May's Book Of The Month

• Song of the Skylark- by Liz Shakespeare

  

  For more than thirty years Liz Shakespeare has been writing books inspired by the history, the people and the landscapes of Devon. The Song of the Skylark is based on the actual experiences of a young parish apprentice sent to work on a remote Devon farm in the 1840’s. Nine-year-old Mary is fearful of her master’s volatile temper and, despite the comforting presence of her older brother Thomas, she finds the physical labour hard to bear. As the years pass, and a series of failed harvests makes life on the farm intolerable, the brother and sister take daring action in an effort to change the course of their lives.

  £9.99 from  Liz Shakespeare's website  (signed copies for Mirthy audience)