2015 February meeting - Summer roundup

An new year, and time for the regular gatherings of the Taylors Road Book Group to start again for 2015.  Yvonne hosted the first meeting, during which we discussed books that we had read or heard about during the summer.  These included

Robin

Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History by Atholl Anderson, Judith Binney and Aroha Harris

Jackie

The road between us by Nigel Farndale
Eyrie by Tim Winton

Jan

The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan

Marlene

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman by Alice Steinbach

Yvonne

The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon 

2014 December Meeting - Middlesex

The final meeting of the year was held at a local food stop - Sal Rose.  It may have been a bit noisy and cramped, but the food was great and the company was amazing.  And there appears to have been a photographer or two in our midst!

We did manage to discuss the book while enjoying the food and drinks.

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

The story of Calliope Stephanides' transformation into Val begins, "I was born twice: first as a baby girl in January of 1960; and then again as a teenage boy in August of 1974." Middlesex spans three generations, crosses two continents, from a small Greek village to the streets of Detroit, covers historical events and reveals family secrets as Cal sets out to discover himself by tracing the story of his family.

2014 November Meeting - Twelve minutes of love: A tango story

Jan hosted this meeting.  In the true spirit of the theme, Jan also provided some visual interest in the form of a video.  Not sure if anyone was inspired to take up tango lessons though.

Twelve minutes of love: A tango Story by Kapka Kassabova 

From downtown Buenos Aires to the banks of the Seine, Kapka Kassbova has danced the tango. But tango is never just about the dance, and here she takes us on an exhilarating journey across the globe in search of music, adventure, love and belonging.