We have 2 thriving Book Clubs in Spice. One in Sutton that serves the north of our area and one in Solihull that serves the south of the West Midlands.

This event is run by our member Alex Ajao as a volunteer from a lovely café in Olton.

The Format: each month we discuss a set book that we have read in preparation.

The conversation will be led by our volunteer, Alex Ajao, but is very informal. If you haven’t read the book and just want to come along for a chat and to see what goes on, then please feel free to!

Book Aid International: A voluntary collection is taken each month which we will send to Book Aid International who send books to schools and libraries in third world countries..

Preparation: You will need to have read each book beforehand (hence the advance notices). We often are able to choose books that are on offer at WH Smith and www.amazon.com or try your local library. Audio books are popular too!

The Books:

20^th September - Elegance of a Hedgehog - Muriel Barberry - The life of a concierge whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl

18^th October – Animal – Lisa Taddeo – A woman hunts down the traumas of her past

15^th November –The Cellist of Sarajevo – Steven Galloway – The story of three people trying to survive in a city rife with fear, and the sorrowful cellist that played undaunted in their midst

20^th December – The Salt Path – Raynor Winn – Uplifting true story about a couple who lost everything and embarked on a journey across the windswept Southwest coastline

17^th January 2022 – The Book Thief – Marcus Suzak – The horrors of WW2, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books in Nazi Germany and sharing them with others, a young Jewish girl is protected in her home by her parents

21^st February 2022 – The Midnight Library – Matt Haig – Between life and death there is a library, and within that library the shelves go on forever.