{"id":9788,"date":"2021-06-01T23:20:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T22:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=9788"},"modified":"2021-07-10T23:49:33","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T22:49:33","slug":"walking-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=9788","title":{"rendered":"Walking\u00a0 Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE PAGE TURNERS<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Walking\u00a0 Books<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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As Welsh Government Covid restrictions meant the Page Turners could not meet inside, it was decided to have a meeting in the fresh air and walk \u2018n\u2019 talk. The Page Turners met over Cold Knap, starting off beneath the railway tunnel as the rain pelted down. The rain disappeared, the sun shone and after a short ramble around the lake, the Page Turners stopped to discuss their last book choice…from December 2020.<\/p>\n

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The book under discussion was “A Little Life”<\/strong><\/em><\/span>, a 2015 novel by American author, Hanya Yanagihara<\/strong>. The novel tells the story of four friends from college through to middle age, with a particular focus on Jude, who has a mysterious past which he is reluctant to discuss. It is a mammoth book about a difficult subject matter, yet achieved a ranking on the Guardian\u2019s list of the 100 best books of the 21st century. Nicola described it as a challenging read and the Page Turners agreed it was a harrowing read as the abuse of Jude is described in great detail; although the novel is very well written, Babs summed up what people thought when she said she couldn\u2019t wait to get to the end of the book. To be recommended if you want a rollercoaster ride through one man\u2019s disturbing, traumatic and distressing past.<\/p>\n

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THE PAGE TURNERS Walking\u00a0 Books As Welsh Government Covid restrictions meant the Page Turners could not meet inside, it was decided to have a meeting in the fresh air and walk \u2018n\u2019 talk. The Page Turners met over Cold Knap, starting off beneath the railway tunnel as the rain pelted down. 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