Berlin International Women’s Club e.V.

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPS

1.           BIOGRAPHIES GROUP

Sue Rambow
BiographyBook@biwc.de
Wednesday 14 April at 16.00
Please note the change of date due to the Easter vacation at the beginning of the month.
Join us to discuss Peter the Great.  Our basis will be the classic work on him by Robert Massie, a widely-acclaimed biography that won the Pulitzer Prize in 1981 for its rich description of 17th and18th century Russia and its temperamental, forward-looking, powerful monarch.   There are several copies of the book circulating among members of the group.
Our subject for June will be Queen Louise of Prussia, whose life will be commemorated in many exhibitions this year in Berlin on the 200th anniversary of her death.
Venue:  My home
Getting there:  U2 to Senefelderplatz or tram M2 to Prenzlauer Allee / Metzer Str.

2.            MORNING GROUP

Thora Hauswald

Wednesday, 10 March at 10.00
Join us to discuss "Embracing Family" by Nobuo Kojima.  Set in Japan during the U.S. occupation after World War II, it is a novel of conflict in a marriage torn between Western and Eastern cultures.  This award-winning novel has been hailed as a metaphor of post-war Japanese society.
Our book for the 5 May meeting will be "The Year of the Hare" by Arto Paasilinna.
Venue:  My home

3.           EVENING GROUP

Marion Marx
EveningBook@biwc.de
Monday, 19 April at 17.00
The evening book group will meet in April at Marlies Salazar’s home  to discuss to discuss Jose Saramago’s novel "Death with Interruptions".  Please contact her to let her know you are coming and to get directions.
On 21 June we will meet at Marion’s home and discuss "Wolf Hall" by Hillary Mantel, last year’s Man Booker Prize winner.
New participants are always welcome!
Venue:  My home
Getting there:  U3 or buses 118, 184 or 629 to the Krumme Lanke station and a short four-minute walk.