Hi Book Lovers! Join us for our next book club meeting as we delve into this Booker Prize winning read. This novel is highly acclaimed and was described by Roddy Doyle as 'in many ways, a dark book but it is a joy to read'. Teenaged István lives with his mother in a quiet apartment complex in Hungary. Shy and new in town, he is a stranger to the social rituals practiced by his classmates and is soon isolated, drawn instead into a series of events that leave him forever a stranger to peers, his mother, and himself. In the years that follow, István is born along by the goodwill, or self-interest, of strangers, charting a rocky yet upward trajectory that lands him further from his childhood, and the defining events that abruptly ended it, than he could possibly have imagined Newbies Encouraged! Whether you're a long-time attendee or curious about joining a book club for the first time, we'd love to have you! We're a friendly, informal group who just enjoy chatting about books over a drink. Don't be shy - come along and say hello! What to do: *Read (or finish reading!) before the meetup. - Come along to The Woodstock Arms Please RSVP so we can get an idea of numbers and know who to look out for. Looking forward to discussing this engaging book with you all!

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