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==Books discussed== | ==Books discussed== | ||
| − | Books so far read and discussed | + | Books so far read and discussed include: |
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| − | *' | + | *<cite>Giovanni's Room</cite>, and <cite>Go Tell it on the Mountain</cite> by James Baldwin |
| − | * | + | *<cite>The Gulf between us</cite> by [[Geraldine Bedell]] |
| − | * | + | *<cite>Shameless</cite> by [[Paul Burston]] |
| − | *' | + | *<cite>Love is where it Falls</cite> by [[Simon Callow]] |
| − | * | + | *<cite>Breakfast at Tiffany's</cite> by Truman Capote |
| − | * | + | *<cite>Retreat from Love</cite> by Colette |
| − | * | + | *<cite>The Naked Civil Servant</cite> by [[Quentin Crisp]] |
| − | * | + | *<cite>The Hours</cite> by Michael Cunningham |
| − | * | + | *<cite>Justine</cite> by Lawrence Durrell |
| − | * | + | *<cite>Middlesex</cite> by Jeffrey Eugenides |
| − | * | + | *<cite>The Bird Keeper</cite> by [[Issy Festing]] |
| − | * | + | *<cite>Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café</cite> by Fannie Flagg |
| − | * | + | *<cite>[[Maurice]]</cite> by [[E M Forster]] |
| − | * | + | *<cite>Notes on a Scandal</cite> by [[Zoë Heller]] |
| − | * | + | *<cite>The Line of Beauty</cite> by [[Alan Hollinghurst]] |
| − | * | + | *<cite>Goodbye to Berlin</cite> by [[Christopher Isherwood]] |
| − | * | + | *<cite>The Rainbow</cite> by [[D H Lawrence]] |
| − | * | + | *<cite>Tales of the City</cite>, and <cite>Michael Tolliver Lives</cite> by Armistead Maupin |
| + | *<cite>A Darker Domain</cite> by [[Val McDermid]] | ||
| + | *<cite>Enduring Love</cite> by [[Ian McEwan]] | ||
| + | *<cite>At my Mother's Knee and Other Low Joints</cite> by [[Paul O'Grady]] | ||
| + | *<cite>The Bell Jar</cite> by Sylvia Plath | ||
| + | *<cite>The Catcher in the Rye</cite> by J D Salinger | ||
| + | *<cite>A Stone's Throw</cite> and <cite>Tell it to the Bees</cite> by [[Fiona Shaw]] | ||
| + | *<cite>The Colour Purple</cite> by Alice Walker | ||
| + | *<cite>Affinity </cite>, <cite>Fingersmith</cite>, and <cite>The Night Watch</cite> by [[Sarah Waters]] | ||
| + | *<cite>[[Brideshead Revisited]]</cite> by [[Evelyn Waugh]] | ||
| + | *<cite>My Lives</cite> by Edmund White | ||
| + | *<cite>Oranges are not the only Fruit</cite>, and <cite>Written on the Body</cite> by [[Jeanette Winterson]] | ||
| + | *<cite>Memoirs of Hadrian</cite> by Marguerite Yourcenar | ||
| + | *<cite>The Lost Boy, the Doodlebug, and he Myserious Number 80</cite> by [[Stevie Henden]] | ||
| + | *<cite>Sacred Country</cite> by [[Rose Tremain]] | ||
| + | *<cite>Gypsy Boy</cite> by [[Mikey Walsh]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 09:41, 31 March 2014
The Rainbow Reading Group is GBT Reading Group, organised by Croydon Area Gay Society (CAGS) in conjunction with Croydon Library. It meets monthly in the Central Library, Croydon.
It was started in October 2010, but had its official opening in February 2011 with a visit by Issy Festing, author of The Bird Keeper. Fiona Shaw, author of A Stone's Throw, was the guest in February 2013.
Books discussed
Books so far read and discussed include:
- Giovanni's Room, and Go Tell it on the Mountain by James Baldwin
- The Gulf between us by Geraldine Bedell
- Shameless by Paul Burston
- Love is where it Falls by Simon Callow
- Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
- Retreat from Love by Colette
- The Naked Civil Servant by Quentin Crisp
- The Hours by Michael Cunningham
- Justine by Lawrence Durrell
- Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
- The Bird Keeper by Issy Festing
- Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café by Fannie Flagg
- Maurice by E M Forster
- Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller
- The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
- Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood
- The Rainbow by D H Lawrence
- Tales of the City, and Michael Tolliver Lives by Armistead Maupin
- A Darker Domain by Val McDermid
- Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
- At my Mother's Knee and Other Low Joints by Paul O'Grady
- The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
- The Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger
- A Stone's Throw and Tell it to the Bees by Fiona Shaw
- The Colour Purple by Alice Walker
- Affinity , Fingersmith, and The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
- Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
- My Lives by Edmund White
- Oranges are not the only Fruit, and Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson
- Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar
- The Lost Boy, the Doodlebug, and he Myserious Number 80 by Stevie Henden
- Sacred Country by Rose Tremain
- Gypsy Boy by Mikey Walsh
External links
Official site: http://www.rainbowreadinggroup.org.uk/
