The Muse Bookgroup started in a gorgeous cafe called the Twain Shall Meet in Summer Hill, Sydney, Australia in June 2001. Meetings are every 2nd Wednesday of the month and topics are chosen 2 months in advance. We all welcome comments and additions to the suggested reading lists.

Thursday, February 01, 2007

FICTION
Breakfast at Tiffanys by Truman Capote
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Lake Wobegone days by Garrison Keillor
Truelove and homegrown tomatoes by Julie Cannon
Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Angry Housewives eating BonBon by Lorna Landvik
Short History of a small place by T.R. Pearson
Brick Lane by Monica Ali
The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
Peyton Place by Grace Metalious
The Rector's Wife by Joanna Trollope
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
Mrs. Dalloway Virginia Woolf
A Crime in the Neighborhood by Suzanne Berne
The Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne

VIEW YOUR FICTION
Arrested Development
Keeping up appearances
Picket Fences
Rent : the movie
Duplex
Deck the Halls

POETRY
The Good Neighbour by John Burnside

PLAY
Lysistrata by Aristophanes
Barefoot in the Park/Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon
Boz n hood by John Singleton
Don’s Party by David Williamson

NON-FICTION

Prophets of the hood : politics and poetics in hip hop by Perry, Imani,
Jennifer Lopez by Trevor Baker
Sustainable communities : the potential for eco-neighbourhoods by Hugh Barton
Like a sweet cup of tea : shared lives, neighbourhoods and communities

WEBSITE

Neighbourhood Watch NSW http://www.policensw.com/a_search/neighood.html

3 Comments:

Blogger Fiona said...

Hi Vass

Just realised that it doesn't say neighbours anyway ...ie. the topic - or I'm not seeing it

Cheers
Fiona

2:25 AM

 
Blogger Fiona said...

Hi Vass

Just realised that it doesn't say neighbours anyway ...ie. the topic - or I'm not seeing it

Cheers
Fiona

2:26 AM

 
Blogger Puyo said...

Are you guys still meeting up? A local book group sounds like fun.

6:05 AM

 

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