The Aveyron Book Group

Keen readers gather around France for regular book readings and reviews, usually over a cup of tea or a glass of wine.

French News Online, in collaboration with one of these - The Aveyron Book Group - here introduces a regular book lovers' page.

The Aveyron Book Group was set up in 2003 with just 5 members and now with a full house at 14, it meets regularly in the afternoons for tea, visiting each other's homes on a rota basis. (For further information regarding the Aveyron Book Group - please click this link).

The October book meeting was held once again in fabulous weather, hasn't it just been a lovely summer and late summer. The weather was so good we had the meeting outside and only retired indoors for our usual magnificant tea. The book for October was...

Exile by Richard North Patterson

Anne Dyson, a member of the Aveyron Book Group writes:

Exile, Richard North Patterson
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It is a long time since we had a thriller of any description so it was a welcome change. Most members had enjoyed the book hugely, feeling that the subject matter with its backdrop of the tense and unhappy situation in the middle East between Palestine and Israel had been very well handled with the author trying, and succeeding, to be even handed in his treatment of both countries.

Doubts were shed on the believability of the characters, some members felt sympathy and that the characters were well drawn whilst others felt they were shallow and predictable. All members agreed that the book was exciting and difficult to put down. One member said she thought the author had both informed and entertained, no small task in a 'block buster'

Other comments included that the book had been 'well researched' and was 'all too believable', a negative comment was that the book was 'almost entirely plot driven'. The eight members present scored the book 72%, a very creditable score for such a book.

Our next book is The Carhullan Army by Sarah Hall.

Exile	New Bestseller
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Exile by Richard North Patterson, Paperback: Publication Date 02/11/2007 ISBN 9780330440134 Publishers: PAN
Dimensions 178mm x 111mm Weight 0.37 kg Pages 720

Reviews: Anne Dyson, Aveyron Book Group
annedyson@wanadoo.fr

Anne Dyson

Anne Dyson, in cooking mode!

Anne Dyson runs the well known Greedy Goose cooking school which is associated with Maison Dyson, her charming retreat in an area bordering the Tarn and Tarn et Garonne. For further information about Anne and her two enterprises, The Greedy Goose and Maison Dyson, please click this link to pop-up a new window.

The Greedy Goose, Cookery School

Links

Greedy Goose Cookery School
Maison Dyson