Suggsted books for discussion

The following titles have been widely discussed and enjoyed by reading groups:
All titles marked with a * are available for loan at Southampton Libraries

• I know why the caged bird sings by Maya Angelou
• Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
• Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis De Bernieres*
• The girl with the pearl earring by Tracey Chevalier*
• The crimson petal and the white by Michel Faber*
• Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks*
• Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier*
• Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden*
• Snow falling on cedars by David Gutterson
• The curious incident of the dog in the night time by Mark Haddon*
• Miss Smilla’s feeling for snow by Peter Hoeg
• Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
• The poisonwood bible by Barbara Kingsolver*
• English Passengers by Matthew Kneale*
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee*
• No 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
• Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
• Enduring Love by Ian Mckewan
• The Time Travellers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger*
• Star of the Sea by Joseph O’Connor*
• Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Riuz Zafon*
• The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold*
• The Bookseller of Kabul by Anne Seirstad
• The Reader by Bernhard Schlink*
• Toast by Nigel Slater*
• White Teeth by Zadie Smith*
• The Colour by Rose Tremain*
• Fingersmith by Sarah Waters*
• Oranges are not the only fruit by Janette Winterson

To find out if any of these titles are available for loan please follow the search the library catalogue link in the right hand column.