Rob raised the bar early on by coming up with the idea that the aristocratic nurse who shares a flat briefly with Barbara in "Winter in Madrid", is intended to be Cordelia, sister of Sebastian, Julia, and Bridey from Brideshead Revisited. I think that he must be right, so I'm reasonably put out that I didn't notice it first.
I was also surprised when American Shaolin - my suggested read - came out ahead of Slaughterhouse Five as our overall favourite book. Dave's antipathy to Vonnegut's Tralfamadorians, playing no small part in the decision.
We've introduced a new rule for the next meeting; the obligatory nomination of one stone cold classic.
The next set of books, which will be discussed while sailing the Solent (details to follow) later this year comprises:
- Crime and Punishment - nominated by me as the classic
- The Testament of Gideon Mack - put forward by Dave
- A Thousand Acres - Lear in Iowa from Chris
- Constantinople: The Last Great Siege, 1453 - courtesy of Rob's interest in Asia Minor
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