We had meetings of both our bookgroups this week. First off we discussed The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak. Set in both Cyprus and London it was a good book about a difficult history. It resonated with me on account of the many Cypriot friends I had in London (both Turkish and Greek). The magical realism was not that popular with most of the group but I didn't mind it.
Then our music book group had read Espedair Street by Ian Banks. This was a fictional tale of a 70s rock band from Glasgow. Apart from some overblown set piece scenes (a fight in a bar, a flight with a stoned pilot etc) it was pretty good, and gave us a lot to talk about.
Another shot of Wells Cathedral
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