French Book Group
| Meeting | We normally meet every Wednesday afternoon from 2.30 to 4 pm, with a short summer break. |
| Usual Venue | Upper Hall |
| Members | New members are welcome at our weekly meetings. |
| Contact | Leader French Book Group |
Members order their own book copies via Internet. There are usually 8-10 members present, although because there is a meeting every Wednesday, not everyone is free to come each time. This is no problem, as we keep up to date regularly by email.
We agree on how many pages to read before the next meeting, then discuss them and read on a little way, which leads to further discussions. We take turns to read aloud, although sometimes people opt to stay silent. Our discussion takes place in French, but of course we drop into English if we can’t find the right words. We now have a native speaker in the group and this is very encouraging.
Our reading this autumn will begin with 'Ce que le jour doit a la nuit' by the Algerian author Yasmina Khadra.
A certain level of fluency in French is obviously required to enjoy the books, but if you feel diffident about speaking you might still like to join in, as speaking comes with practice, and we have at least one member who thought they were ‘nul’ at the beginning but are now quite chatty. Please get in touch with the Group Leader as given in the Newsletter or via the Contact above.