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 18th May from 6.30pm when we will be sharing thoughts on Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of Love.
About the book:
Few aristocratic English families of the twentieth century enjoyed the glamorous notoriety of the infamous Mitford sisters. Nancy Mitford's most famous novel, The Pursuit of Love satirizes British aristocracy in the twenties and thirties through the amorous adventures of the Radletts, an exuberantly unconventional family closely modelled on Mitford's own.
The Radletts of Alconleigh occupy the heights of genteel eccentricity, from terrifying Lord Alconleigh (who, like Mitford's father, used to hunt his children with bloodhounds when foxes were not available), to his gentle wife, Sadie, their wayward daughter Linda, and the other six lively Radlett children. Mitford's wickedly funny prose follows these characters through misguided marriages and dramatic love affairs, as the shadow of World War II begins to close in on their rapidly vanishing world.
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 June, our book published between 1950-1959 is The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy.
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 — 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)