Join St Margaret’s House Book Club for an engaging evening of conversation
The St Margaret's House Book Club will next meet on Monday 16th November from 6.30pm when we will be sharing thoughts on Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad in the Anson Room at St Margaret's House (21 Old Ford Road). Come through the main front door and ring the bell for someone to come and collect you.
We will have our festive book swap in November this year. If you would like to take part, please choose a book to swap (it doesn't have to be new), wrap it, and write three words to describe the book on the wrapper. Everyone who brings a book will get to choose one to take home.
We will also have festive snacks; feel free to bring some along.
We're doing this in November as our December meeting is a week earlier than usual, on the second Monday of the month, 14th December, and it will be a bit of a smaller gathering as a result.
About the book:
Penelope . . . immortalised in legend and Greek myth as the devoted wife of the glorious Odysseus, silently weaving and unpicking and weaving again as she waits for her husband's return from the Trojan war.
Now, in Atwood's wise and witty retelling of the myth, Penelope wanders the underworld, spinning a different kind of thread: her own side of the story - a tale of lust, greed and murder.
For 2026, we will read a book written by a female author in each decade from the 1900s to 2010s, in chronological order. For those wishing to get a head start, in December, our book published between 2010-2019 is The Factory by Hiroko Oyamada.
In 2027 our theme will be America. Within this, we will explore a range of other themes; immigration, slavery, emancipation and civil rights, the LGBTQ+ movement, as well as looking at some reworkings of classics and novels set in particular States.
Contact: If you have any questions regarding this session, please email programming@stmargaretshouse.org.uk
Venue: The Anson Room at St Margaret’s House, 21 Old Ford Road, London, E2 9PL
Access: We are working to make our Grade II listed building more accessible, but it will take some time. Please note that entry to the Anson Room is not step-free (accessed via 17 steps). If you require access support and/or access to an accessible toilet, please contact us on 020 8980 2092 or email programming@stmargaretshouse.org.uk so we can arrange this for you.
Date: Every third Monday of the month
Time: 6.30-8.30pm
Ticket: FREE (booking is essential)
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