Le club de lecture

On Saturday, October 17 at 3pm, join the English book club to discuss Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy. 

Rowan and his three kids have been living on an isolated island between Australia and Antartica where they act as the guardians. For years, scientists have been conducting experiments and storing seeds on this island. Unfortunately, the island is being shut down by the government and they have been told to pack up. One day, as they are packing up, they find a woman washed up on shore. Rowan and his kids are equally fearful and fascinated.  Who is she? Why is she here? How did she end up on this remote island? The woman has her own questions. Are Rowan and his kids hiding their own...

Slanting Towards the Sea by Lidija Hilje

Maybe don’t stalk your ex on instagram! But that’s just my advice. A Croatian woman, Ivona, still pining for her ex-husband years after her divorce, moves back into her family home in Zadar to care for her aging father. In all this mess, she’s also maintained a close friendship with said ex-husband and his new wife, thus making the pining… oh so painful. Through flashbacks, we’re given an intimate window into the downfall of their intense relationship. But it’s not all sadness, when she meets a British businessman, who shows her that moving on may just be possible.

Lidija Hilje, a Croatian author, originally wrote this book in English which really intrigued me but I also appreciated....