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SUMMARY:The Feminist Bookclub - August
DESCRIPTION:House of Books & Friends are delighted to announce that we are hosting the Feminist Book Club. Taking place monthly\, this will be a space for people of all genders to discuss feminist books. In August we will be discussing Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-zi. It will take place August 19th at 6pm. \nTickets \nBook & Ticket – £14.99 \nTicket only – £3 \nAbout the Book \nWinner of the 2026 International Booker Prize \nWinner of the 2024 National Book Award for Translated Literature \nDisguised as a translation of a rediscovered text by a Japanese writer\, Taiwan Travelogue is a bittersweet story of love between two women\, nested in an artful exploration of language\, history and power. Set in May 1938\, the young novelist Aoyama Chizuko sails from Japan to Taiwan where her interpreter proffers tantalising glimpses of island life and helps her to taste as much of cuisine as her larger-than-life appetite can bear.
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.info/event/the-feminist-bookclub-august
LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:The Book Club
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SUMMARY:The Book Club August - Online
DESCRIPTION:This session of The Book Club will take place on Monday 24th August from  7pm – 8pm via Zoom. This month\, we are reading Happy Life by David Foenkinos and translated by Sam Taylor. £10.99 is the price of the book and a ticket to the session. The book can be delivered directly to you (please add your shipping address and tick the box for shipping) or you can collect it in store free of charge. \nYou can buy a book and ticket here. \nIf you already own a copy of the book\, you can purchase a ticket alone for £3. \nYou can purchase a ticket only here. \nFor those unable to afford a book or ticket at present\, we have a limited amount of complementary books/tickets. Please contact the bookshop via bookworms@houseofbooksandfriends.info or call 07597365380. \nOne of our booksellers will lead the book club\, and the group will be split up into smaller groups in breakout rooms to discuss the questions. \nWe always ask that you be respectful and kind whilst discussing the book and others’ opinions of it. \nAbout the book \nEveryone\, at some point in their lives\, wants to be someone else. \nEric Kherson – forty\, divorced\, disconnected – is questioning all his life choices. One meeting with an old school friend is all it takes for him to pack in his prestigious job and accept her offer of a high-powered government position. \nHe throws himself into her world of endless networking and high-risk deals\, but when a business trip to Seoul starts unravelling\, Eric feels more lost than ever. Wandering the city streets\, he stumbles across Happy Life\, a shop offering a curious service: fake funerals. For Eric\, this encounter with death might be the very thing to reawaken his appetite for life…
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.info/event/the-book-club-august-online
LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:The Book Club
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SUMMARY:The Book Club August - Evening
DESCRIPTION:This session of The Book Club will take place on Wednesday 26th August from  6pm – 7pm at the bookshop. This month\, we are reading Happy Life by David Foenkinos and translated by Sam Taylor. £10.99 is the price of the book and a ticket to the session. The book can be delivered directly to you (please add your shipping address and tick the box for shipping) or you can collect it in store free of charge. \nYou can buy a book and ticket here. \nIf you already own a copy of the book\, you can purchase a ticket alone for £3. \nYou can purchase a ticket only here. \nFor those unable to afford a book or ticket at present\, we have a limited amount of complementary books/tickets. Please contact the bookshop via bookworms@houseofbooksandfriends.info or call 07597365380. \nOne of our booksellers will lead the book club\, and the group will be split up into smaller groups in breakout rooms to discuss the questions. \nWe always ask that you be respectful and kind whilst discussing the book and others’ opinions of it. \nAbout the book: \nEveryone\, at some point in their lives\, wants to be someone else. \nEric Kherson – forty\, divorced\, disconnected – is questioning all his life choices. One meeting with an old school friend is all it takes for him to pack in his prestigious job and accept her offer of a high-powered government position. \nHe throws himself into her world of endless networking and high-risk deals\, but when a business trip to Seoul starts unravelling\, Eric feels more lost than ever. Wandering the city streets\, he stumbles across Happy Life\, a shop offering a curious service: fake funerals. For Eric\, this encounter with death might be the very thing to reawaken his appetite for life…
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.info/event/the-book-club-august-evening
LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:The Book Club
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SUMMARY:The Book Club August - Baby Friendly
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday 27th August at 10:30am in person. For this month’s Book Club\, we are reading Happy Life by David Foenkinos and translated by Sam Taylor. \nPurchase the book and a ticket to the event for £10.99. The book can be delivered directly to you (please add your shipping address and tick the box for shipping) or you can collect it in store free of charge. \nYou can buy a book and ticket here. \nIf you already own a copy of the book\, you can purchase a ticket alone for £3. \nYou can purchase a ticket only here. \nFor those unable to afford a book or ticket at present\, we have a limited amount of complementary books/tickets. Please contact the bookshop via bookworms@houseofbooksandfriends.info or call 07597365380. \nPLEASE NOTE: This is a baby friendly session of our adult bookclub\, parents are able to bring little ones and we understand there may be noise and interruption. Much like baby friendly movie screenings\, the books will still contain adult themes and language etc. We ask that all in attendance understand and expect this. \nAbout the book: \nEveryone\, at some point in their lives\, wants to be someone else. \nEric Kherson – forty\, divorced\, disconnected – is questioning all his life choices. One meeting with an old school friend is all it takes for him to pack in his prestigious job and accept her offer of a high-powered government position. \nHe throws himself into her world of endless networking and high-risk deals\, but when a business trip to Seoul starts unravelling\, Eric feels more lost than ever. Wandering the city streets\, he stumbles across Happy Life\, a shop offering a curious service: fake funerals. For Eric\, this encounter with death might be the very thing to reawaken his appetite for life…
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.info/event/the-book-club-august-baby-friendly
LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:The Book Club
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SUMMARY:The Book Club August - Afternoon
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday 27th June 2pm in person. For this month’s Book Club\, we are reading Happy Life by David Foenkinos and translated by Sam Taylor. \nPurchase the book and a ticket to the event for £10.99. The book can be delivered directly to you (please add your shipping address and tick the box for shipping) or you can collect it in store free of charge. \nYou can buy a book and ticket here. \nIf you already own a copy of the book\, you can purchase a ticket alone for £3. \nYou can purchase a ticket only here. \nFor those unable to afford a book or ticket at present\, we have a limited amount of complementary books/tickets. Please contact the bookshop via bookworms@houseofbooksandfriends.info or call 07597365380. \nOne of our booksellers will lead the book club\, and we will split into smaller groups to discuss the questions. We always ask that you be respectful and kind whilst discussing the book and others’ opinions of it. \nPLEASE NOTE: This is a baby friendly session of our adult bookclub\, parents are able to bring little ones and we understand there may be noise and interruption. Much like baby friendly movie screenings\, the books will still contain adult themes and language etc. We ask that all in attendance understand and expect this. \nAbout the book:  \nEveryone\, at some point in their lives\, wants to be someone else. \nEric Kherson – forty\, divorced\, disconnected – is questioning all his life choices. One meeting with an old school friend is all it takes for him to pack in his prestigious job and accept her offer of a high-powered government position. \nHe throws himself into her world of endless networking and high-risk deals\, but when a business trip to Seoul starts unravelling\, Eric feels more lost than ever. Wandering the city streets\, he stumbles across Happy Life\, a shop offering a curious service: fake funerals. For Eric\, this encounter with death might be the very thing to reawaken his appetite for life…
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.info/event/the-book-club-august-afternoon
LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:The Book Club
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