u3a

West Bridgford u3a

Book Group 3

Status:Active, open to new members
Leader:
Fran Tel: 0115 8789790
Group email: Book Group 3 group
When: On Thursday afternoons
Venue: ZOOM

The group has been going for over four years, that puts it before COVID.

We choose our books from the West Bridgford Library. They send us a list of about 300 books and everyone in the group chooses a title they fancy reading. We send the library a list of 30 books and then sort them out for reading throughout the year.

2023 has been an interesting year, very rarely is any book universally popular. But, that is what makes a book group so interesting, the discussion and delight in finding something you do enjoy. Or, the chance to talk about other things when the books fail to delight.And the year will end well with a Christmas Lunch as well as a chat over the latest book.

Books read in 2023

Things fall apart by Chinua Achebe is considered the father of African literature in English, the writer who opened the magic casements of African fiction for an international readership. Following the 50th anniversary of the publication of 'Things Fall Apart', Everyman has published the novel alongside 'No Longer at Ease' and 'Arrow of God'.

The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald Young, handsome and fabulously rich, Jay Gatsby is the bright star of the Jazz Age, but beneath the sparkling surface of his life, Gatsby is hiding a secret: a silent longing that can never be fulfilled. F. Scott Fitzgerald brilliantly captures both the fashionable society of the Jazz age and the disillusionment of post-war America.

The Camomile Lawn by Mary Wesley
'The Camomile Lawn' presents a vivid and lively picture of wartime London and Cornwall as seen through the eyes of five cousins

The Family Tree by Sairish Hussain
Amjad never imagined he'd be a single father. But, when tragedy strikes, he must step up for his two children - while his world falls apart. Saahil dreams of providing for his dad and little sister. But his life is about to take an unexpected turn. The baby of the family, Zahra, is shielded from the worst the world has to offer. But, as she grows up, she wonders if she can rely on anyone but herself. There's no such thing as an easy journey. But when life sends the family in different directions, will they take their own paths - or find their way back to each other?

The Confession by Jessie Burton
One winter's afternoon on Hampstead Heath in 1980, Elise Morceau meets Constance Holden and quickly falls under her spell. Connie is bold and alluring, a successful writer whose novel is being turned into a major Hollywood film. Elise follows Connie to LA, a city of strange dreams and swimming pools and late-night gatherings of glamorous people. But whilst Connie thrives on the heat and electricity of this new world where everyone is reaching for the stars and no one is telling the truth, Elise finds herself floundering. When she overhears a conversation at a party that turns everything on its head, Elise makes an impulsive decision that will change her life forever. Three decades later, Rose Simmons is seeking answers about her mother, who disappeared when she was a baby.

Groups listed alphabetically

  • Art - Painting and Drawing Thursday
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Thursday mornings
    10am - 12 noon.
  • Art - Painting and Drawing Tuesday
    Status: Active
    On Tuesdays
    Fortnightly in the morning
  • Art appreciation 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons
    1st Monday, 2pm - 3:30
  • Badminton
    Status: Waiting list
    On Wednesday afternoons
    2:30pm to 4:00pm
  • Bird Watching
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Monday mornings
    1st & 3rd Mondays
  • Book group 1
    Status: Waiting list
    On Wednesday afternoons
  • Book Group 3
    Status: Active
    On Thursday afternoons
  • Book group 4
    Status: Active
    On Thursday afternoons 14:00-16:00
    1st Thursday of each month
  • Bridge Beginners and Improvers
    Status: Waiting list
    Weekly on Tuesdays 14:00-16:00
    except the first.
  • Cards
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons
    2pm start
  • Cryptic Crossword
    Status: Active
    On Tuesday afternoons
    2:30 pm on 1st and 3rd Tuesday
  • Cycling
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday all day
    2nd & 4th Friday of each month. Half or full day
  • Cycling Short Ride
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Friday mornings 10:00
    1st, 3rd (& 5th) Friday of each month
  • Discussion group
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 14:00
    Second Monday
  • Family History
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00-12:00
    1st Thursday
  • Film Noir
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday evenings 19:00-22:00
    3rd Tuesday of each month
  • Finding out about Music
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons
    First Monday of each month 2:00 - 4:00
  • French Conversation
    Status: Active
    On Wednesday afternoons
  • Gardening
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 14:00
    Second Friday of each month.
  • Greeting cards - making
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings
    10 - 12 (noon)
  • Guitar Beginners
    Status: Active
    On Thursday afternoons
    vacancies
  • Guitar Fun Strummers
    Status: Active
    On Thursday mornings
    Alternate weeks, 11.00am - 1.00pm
  • Guitar Singaround
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Wednesdays 20:00-22:30
  • Guitar Singaround group
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Wednesday evenings 20:00-22:00
  • Hiking group
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings
    3rd Thursday
  • History
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons
    4th Monday 2pm - 3:30pm - vacancies
  • Holiday Group
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Saturday mornings
    First Saturday
  • Jigsaw group
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons
    At open meetings
  • Knit and natter
    Status: Active
    On Tuesday afternoons
    1st & 3rd
  • Latin
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00-12:00
    3rd Friday of each month
  • Litter Picking
    Status: Active
  • Local History
    Status: Active
    On Wednesday afternoons
    Contact leader
  • Longer walks 5-6 miles
    Status: Active
    On Friday mornings
    1st & 3rd Friday
  • Lunch club
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings
  • Mah Jong
    Status: Active
    On Thursday mornings
    1st & 3rd Thursday
  • Murder most foul
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Wednesdays
    Meeting in pub @ 1:00 on the 4th Wednesday of the month
  • Opera Appreciation
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 14:00-16:00
    3rd Wednesday of each month
  • Orienteering Walking Group
    Status: Active
    3rd Mon, 3rd/4th Tues
  • Peak District walking group
    Status: Active
    On Thursdays
    - 1st of the month
  • Photography
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
    1st Tuesday monthly
  • Pickleball Thursday
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Thursday afternoons 14:30-16:00
  • Poetry Appreciation
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings
    vacancies
  • Quiz
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
    4th of each month
  • Remarkable women
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons
    3rd Thursday monthly
  • Rummikub
    Status: Active
    On Friday afternoons
    1st & 3rd
  • Science for Everyone
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 14:00-16:00
    Last Friday of each month. No meeting in December.
  • Scrabble
    Status: Active
    On Thursday afternoons
    2nd & 4th Thursday
  • Short Walks
    Status: Active
    On Wednesday mornings
    2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month
  • Silent Films
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday evenings
    1st and 3rd of each month
  • Singing for Fun
    Status: Active
    On Friday mornings
    2nd and 4th of every month
  • Social events
    Status: Active
    Various, see event details
  • Spanish Conversation 2
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday afternoons
  • Table tennis
    Status: Waiting list
    On Wednesday afternoons
    2nd & 4th Wednesday @ 2pm to 4pm
  • Tai Chi - Beginners
    Status: Full
    Weekly on Tuesday mornings
    at 11:30
  • Tai Chi - Improvers
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Tuesday afternoons
    at 12:30 (13:15 on first Tues of month)
  • TED Talks Discussion Group
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 13:30-15:00
    2nd Thursday
  • The 60s
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 14:00-16:00
    Second Monday of each month
  • Ukulele strumming for fun
    Status: Active
    On Thursday afternoons
    2nd and 3rd of each month, starting at 2pm
  • Wine Appreciation
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 14:00-16:00
    First Monday of each month
  • Yoga type exercise
    Status: Waiting list
    Weekly on Tuesday mornings
    start promptly at 10am
  • ZUMBA
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday mornings
    10:00 - 11:00