January Meetup

Yea, it finally came. The first for the year. I guess its gonna be great this year. The turn-up was good and I think very encouraging for us to trudge on. And thanks to Emily for her very nice suggestion of Clare Boylan's Emma Brown. It was a great read (source: usual on-the-spot vote). The discussion was really lively and very interesting regardless of a few (including one such as I) who didnt finish the book and a single new lass who didnt read it at all.

Welcome to Marc who joined us today for his first time. Funny enough, he turned up having not registered on the meetup website, which beat the thousand that has filled the site without showing up. We hope you mean to join though and we still look forward to seeing and welcoming you all.

For the constant guys (and gals of course) who didn't show up today, you were all missed. Hope the Christmas, New-Year and Eid Al-Addha celebrations' hangover let off royals such as one like you.

Thumb-ups to Mark, the organizer in his new year style of delegating a presenter (Emily you beat down BBC's Natasha Kaplinsky) today. It was fantastic. I bet the absentees missed such a suiting voice as that of a good lady today really, not minding she suggested the book that was discussed.

Well, the Red Lion's circus was quite a different up-turn today. Shows much of good things to come. As well as the buying of next month's book by almost all the members present. I think that style is really cute.

Well, there you go, if you want find out more, hop over next month, (7th February) and witness it firsthand. Meanwhile, reach me with your email so I can add you to members of this blogsite to keep your diary too (exclusively book club related please). I'm sorry, this will not operate like the free-for-all meetup with 186 registered members.

Read more about today's meetup in the next write-up. Cheers.

Godwin