Read Land by Maggie O’Farrell with us, then join a table of fellow readers at Paradise Green in Bishopsgate.

This March we're heading to Ireland in 1865, where a father and son are mapping a country still living with the aftermath of the Great Hunger.

In Land, Maggie O’Farrell brings us a family story of love, survival, memory and the traces history leaves behind. There are maps, ghosts, buried treasure and a particularly loyal dog. We suspect we’ll have plenty to discuss.

We’ll start with our online conversation before gathering at Paradise Green in Bishopsgate for an afternoon of brunch and getting properly acquainted.

New to Brunch Book Club? You’re very welcome. Come with a friend or come on your own, you can sit with us!

Online discussion: 10:30am–12:30pm

Brunch at Paradise Green, Bishopsgate: 3:00pm-4:30pm

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Land by Maggie O'Farrell

On a windswept peninsula in 1865, Tomás and his ten-year-old son, Liam are working on a project to map the whole of Ireland – a challenging task in the aftermath of the Great Hunger. Tomás is determined that his maps will bear witness to the disaster.

When Tomás is sent off course by a mysterious encounter in a wood, his life, and that of his family, will never be the same. Now Liam must somehow finish the work himself, and find a way to get them both home.

Tomás’s wife, Phina, is alarmed by the change in her taciturn husband, while Enda, their eldest daughter, still smarts from the injustice of not being allowed to take part in the mapping. Rose, the youngest, fears what lies ahead because it isn’t long before Tomás proposes a huge change for them all.

Land is a story of love and survival, buried treasure, persistent ghosts, a particularly loyal dog, and how, when it comes to both land and history, nothing ever goes away.

Paradise Green, Bishopsgate

Art, Australian-inspired food and a very good setting for an afternoon together: March takes us to Paradise Green.

Set on Bishopsgate near Liverpool Street, this Daisy Green Collection restaurant brings bold interiors and a menu inspired by Australian dining. An excellent backdrop for meeting new readers and continuing the conversation over brunch.

TICKETS & THE IMPORTANT BITS

Brunch Book Club Ticket – £15

Includes access to our guided online book discussion and your reserved place at brunch. Food and drinks are purchased separately.

Online-Only Ticket – £5

Can't make brunch? No problem! Join us online for the full book discussion from wherever you fancy.

A few things to know:

Our online discussion is open to everyone, while our in-person brunch is a welcoming space for women (cis and trans), non-binary people and the LGBTQ+ community.

Brunch attendees will need to confirm their food and drink choices and complete any required pre-payment one week before the event.

Tickets are refundable up to seven days before the event via Eventbrite.

Our discussion is spoiler-friendly, so we recommend finishing the book beforehand.

Online joining details and discussion information will be shared during the week of the event.

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