Bloomsbury Essential Guide for Reading Groups

"A book club gives the opportunity to meet up with friends and

wake the brain up a bit with lively and often quite aggressive

discussion" Dawn French



How do you keep your reading groups discussions lively and

focussed? If you want to gain new insight into literature and share

your passion with friends this book offers readers guides for 75 of the

very best reads - guaranteed to provoke spirited debate!



Each of the readers guides includes a summary of the book, a brief

author biography, discussion points to spark debate, and a set of

titles for further reading that deal with similar themes. A

`background' section provides pointers to more material about the book

online and as well as further thought-provoking material: Where did the

author come from? What made them write the book? How did the context in

which they wrote influence them?



If you'd like further insight, debate, discussion and analysis to

underpin your understanding and enjoyment of reading - then look no

further than this guide.



New titles in this edition include:

The Long Firm, Leper's Companions, By the Sea, The Ninth Life

of Louis Drax, Buddha of Suburbia, The Icarus Girl, Black and Blue, The

Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break, Balzac and the Little Chinese

Seamstress, The Cutting Room, Shadow of the Wind, Giving up the Ghost...and many more!