MANNER culture

Hannah's BOOK CLUB

Hi!

I’m Hannah and I’m a biblioholic. My love of reading, and creative writing, is the result of three years spent at Oxford Brookes University where I studied for a degree in publishing. I love a good murder mystery book, but I also regularly read travel, health, action & adventure and science fiction titles.

Sweet Sorrow

David Nicholls

From the author of One Day and Us comes a story about Charlie Lewis, the kind of boy you wouldn’t remember in the school photograph. Frustrated at life having flunked his GCSEs and the responsibility of caring for his depressed father, the arrival of Fran Fisher brings hope into his otherwise hopeless life. In order to be with Fran, Charlie must take on a challenge that could lose him the respect of his friends and peers at school – embrace Shakespeare and join the local amateur dramatics production of Romeo & Juliet.

A captivating, moving and hilarious read from a master storyteller who evokes all the emotions of first love and the rocky path to adulthood.

The Last

Hanna

Jameson

Jameson’s dystopian psychological thriller follows American historian and academic Jon Keller on a trip to Switzerland, when nuclear war breaks out and the world seemingly ends. As he and the twenty remaining survivors rally together to stay alive, the body of a young girl is tragically found murdered. Which means someone in their hotel is a killer. With paranoia and suspicion creeping in, Jon decides to investigate. But what kind of justice can be served when society as he knows it no longer exists?

A unique and gripping read that could easily be turned into an addictive Netflix TV series or film.

ASK AGAIN, YES

Mary Beth Keane

Meet the Gleesons and the Stanhopes. Two New York families first brought together through the NYC police academy when young rookies Francis Gleeson and Brian Stanhope work together. Later, they become neighbours and start families next to one another. But behind closed doors, the loneliness of Francis’s wife, Lena, and the instability of Brian’s wife, Anne—sets the stage for the explosive events to come. An emotional read that’s not for the faint-hearted. If you enjoy stories that are more character-driven than plotdriven and like to explorer the nuances of human behaviour and relationships, this book is for you.

21 Lessons For The 21st Century

Yuval Noah Harari

In his thoughtprovoking new book 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, historian Yuval Noah Harari creates a useful framework for confronting your deepest fears. The trick for putting an end to our anxieties, he suggests, is not to stop worrying. It’s to know which things to worry about, and how much to worry about them.

This book contains very few answers - mainly it's about questions. There are chapters on work, war, education, religion, nationalism, immigration, and 15 other weighty matters. Harari is more interested in defining the terms of the discussion and giving us historical and philosophical perspective.