The Bramhall U3A book club usually meets on the 4th Thursday of each month. Where possible, members take it in turns to host the group, and we discuss a book chosen from the Stockport Library collection. The books we get every month represent an eclectic range of novels, some by well known authors, and others whom we haven’t read before. This year’s selections have included Victoria Hislop’s “Cartes Postales,’ Elena Ferrante’s ‘My Brilliant Friend’ and Jean Rhys ‘Wide Sargasso Sea.’ Very often we find that a book that elicits a negative response leads us to the most stimulating debate. We’re not in the business of taking an ‘academic’ perspective on every book we read, but we all enjoy ‘a good read.’ It’s not all hard work though- we do meet for a Christmas lunch in early December! Dudley Newell, Chair