{"id":2843,"date":"2020-03-05T11:48:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T11:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/?page_id=2843"},"modified":"2020-05-11T16:16:14","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T15:16:14","slug":"not-the-novel-discussion-group-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/?page_id=2843","title":{"rendered":"[Nearly] the Novel Discussion Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Creina Mansfield<\/p>\n<p>We have made so many adjustments lately; here\u2019s another. We\u2019re going to be reading a mixture of non-fiction books and fiction this coming season. However, much remains the same. We shall still meet once a month, on Saturday mornings. The format remains open, with participants expressing their views about any aspects of the books.<\/p>\n<p>October 24th<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Stalins-Englishman-Lives-Guy-Burgess\/dp\/1473627389\">Stalin\u2019s Englishman: The Lives of Guy Burgess<\/a>, by Andrew Lownie<br \/>\n<\/strong>published by Hodder (2015)<\/p>\n<p>November 14th<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Big-Jackson-Brodie-Kate-Atkinson\/dp\/0552776661\">Big Sky<\/a>, by Kate Atkinson<br \/>\n<\/strong>published by Black Swan (2019)<\/p>\n<p>December 5th<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Jewel-Crown-Raj-Quartet\/dp\/0099439964\">The Jewel in the Crown<\/a>, by Paul Scott<\/strong><br \/>\npublished by Heinemann (1966)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 9th 2021<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/James-Miranda-Barry-Patricia-Duncker\/dp\/1408812169\">James Miranda Barry<\/a>, by Patricia Duncker<\/strong><br \/>\npublished by Bloomsbury (1999)<\/p>\n<p>February 13th<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Redeemable-Memoir-Darkness-Erwin-James\/dp\/1408849321\">Redeemable: A Memoir of Darkness and Hope<\/a> by Erwin Jones<br \/>\n<\/strong> published by Bloomsbury (2016)<\/p>\n<p>March 13th<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Winter-Booker-Prize-shortlisted-author-Seasonal\/dp\/0241973333\">Winter<\/a>, by Ali Smith<\/strong><br \/>\npublished by Hamish Hamilton (2017)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day:<\/strong> \u00a0Saturday\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Time:<\/strong> 10.30am\u2013 12.30pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Cross Street Chapel, Cross Street, Manchester M2 1NL<\/p>\n<table class=\" alignleft\" width=\"382\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"46\"><strong>Price<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\"><strong>Concessions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Minimum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"118\"><strong>Maximum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"46\">\u00a390<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">n\/a<\/td>\n<td width=\"113\">10<\/td>\n<td width=\"118\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Please send your <a href=\"https:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MANCENT-booking-form-new.pdf\" data-slimstat=\"3\">MANCENT booking form<\/a> with accompanying payment to the addresses below. If you prefer to pay through BACS, please contact the lecturer for further particulars.<br \/>\nContact details:<br \/>\nCreina Mansfield<br \/>\nBeech Court, Beech Hall Drive, Macclesfield\u00a0 SK10 2EF<br \/>\nemail: <a href=\"mailto:creina.m@hotmail.com\">creina.m@hotmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creina Mansfield We have made so many adjustments lately; here\u2019s another. We\u2019re going to be reading a mixture of non-fiction books and fiction this coming season. However, much remains the same. We shall still meet once a month, on Saturday mornings. 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