We discussed 'Winter in Madrid' by CJ Sansom and M hosted with a Spanish theme to the food & wine: All members felt that this was '...the best book so far' that we as the Book Club have read, so many thanks for the fantastic suggestion by MA! This historical novel had most members gripped very early on and turned out to be quite a page turner with a richly woven tale of trust, love, loyalty and adventure set against a backdrop of Madrid both before and during the realities of enduring a devastating civil war. There were many reminders for members of what living in such circumstances must be like for those in similar struggles today. This book is so well written and so informative of a war I personally knew nothing about, it's also very credible with well rounded characters in the principal roles who never lose their very ordinary human strengths and weaknesses. A true modern classic! Highly reccommended. We also discussed another favourite from several members 'Snow falling on Cedars' by David Gutterson, again this novel evokes tension and drama from a slowly but surely burning plot in breathtaking & earily described surroundings and once again a very human and emotional tale. AS usual we drifted into talking about lots of other stuff: reality TV (namely Marbella Belles, at least I think that's what it was called, BB & Wife swap), other TV - Benidorm and Chelsea Flower Show. We also talked about how people view where we live and how appearances can be deceiving i.e. when people are perceived as having poorer cultural values when in fact they don't. We also laughed a lot and gossiped a bit.... 'Perfume' by Patrick Suskind is the June book (which I've actually already read due to my own confusion about which book was next!) and it's my turn as Host which I will be doing with a French theme...
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