p. 1

ezine welcome to the january 2011 edition of the village books ezine fantastically written and very exciting it proved to be one of group 1 s favorite books so far group 3 read a village books favorite `skullduggery pleasant by derek landy and `ruby holler by sharon creech as always `skullduggery pleasant was very well received the girls found it a little scary but in a good way those that read `ruby holler said it was a good story and they really enjoyed they mischief the two main characters dallas and florida created group 4 read`dragon rider and `wilderness by roddy doyle `wilderness received mixed reviews but everybody enjoyed `dragon rider next month the clubs be discussing `chinese cinderella by adeline yen mah and `holes by louis sachar book club updates the first meeting of the new year took place on the 4th of january the book was `my name is asher lev by chaim potok the group found the book very interesting in particular the descriptions of hasidic jewish life in brooklyn in the 1960s the group noted many parallels between the conservatism of irish catholic life and orthodox judaism during the 50s and 60s asher lev is a jewish artist this a contradiction in itself as hasidic jews are opposed to art the next meeting of the village books bookclub will take place on tuesday the 8th of february at 6.30pm when we ll be discussing `the true deceiver by tove jansson junior book clubs the junior book clubs started back with a bang on the 13th january with group 1 discussing `kensuke s kingdom by michael morpurgo and `dragon rider by cornelia funke `kensuke s kingdom went down very well with all agreeing that it s join the book clubs to join the village books book club or junior book club waiting lists just get in touch phone us on 845 5073 email us on info@villagebooks.ie or pop into the shop 1 village books ezine january 2011 ­ 845 5073 ­ www.villagebooks.ie

[close]

p. 2

village books exclusives rory s story cubes the creators of rory s story cubes have been experiencing phenomenal success over the past few months with the cubes selling out nationwide since christmas village books looks forward to having them back in stock in early february the slap by christos tsiolkas last night in twisted river by john irving the long song by andrea levy parrot and oliver in america by peter carey started early took my dog by kate atkinson sunset park by paul auster peace by richard bausch skippy dies by paul murray my name is aher lev by chaim potok orpheus lost by janette turner hospital the twin by gerbrand bakker the wight of silence by heather gudenkauf lovesong by alex miller book news village books recommendations 2011 alone in berlin by hans fallada room by emma donoghue a reliable wife by robert goolrick cutting for stone by abraham vergehesse purge by sofi oksanen lean on pete by willy vlautin freedom by jonathan franzen 2 village books ezine january 2011 ­ 845 5073 ­ www.villagebooks.ie

[close]

p. 3

the tv book club 2011 drop into village books to collect a copy of the tv book club 2011 booklet packed full of reviews and author interviews book reviews crooked letter crooked letter by tom franklin review by mary channel four s tv book club is back on our screens with a new booklist for 2011 there are ten titles to choose from room by emma donoghue the long song by andrea levy the junior officer s reading club by patrick hennessey tiger hills by sarita mandanna the news where you are by catherine o flynn the immortal life of henrietta lacks by rebecca skloot bleed for me by michael robotham even the dogs by jon mcgregor my last duchess by daisy goodwin spies of the balkans by alan furst amos mississippi is a quiet town silas jones is its sole law enforcement officer the last excitement here was nearly twenty years ago when a teenage girl disappeared on a date with larry ott silas one-time boyhood friend the law couldn t prove larry guilty but the whole town has shunned him ever since then the town s peace is shattered when someone tries to kill the reclusive ott another young woman goes missing and the town s drug dealer is murdered woven through the tautly written murder story is the unspoken secret that hangs over the lives of two men one black one white this novel kept me up last night i just had to finish it it is a rich southern novel full of interesting characters with a brooding ominous atmosphere this is more than a murder story it is a novel that examines the relationships in a small town when tragedy occurs `crooked letter crooked letter is a masterful novel sizzling with deep southern menace and distinguished by brilliant plotting and unforgettable characters 3 village books ezine january 2011 ­ 845 5073 ­ www.villagebooks.ie

[close]