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The Lit List – Alternate History
Top 10: counterfactual novels A top ten of fiction that takes a point in history and diverges from it, exploring what if an historical event had taken a different course. Bubbling Under
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Burton Book Club – group read for December 2023
The Maid (2023) by Nita Prose Summary It begins like any other day for Molly Gray, silently dusting her way through the luxury rooms at the Regency Grand Hotel. But when she enters suite 401 and discovers an infamous guest dead in his bed, a very messy mystery begins to unfold. And Read more…
Crafts
Advent Fayre, this Saturday, 25 November, 3:30 – 5:00
at St Mary’s of Nettleton & Burton Fabulous locally made goodies to buy, perfect for Christmas gifts. Come along to enjoy a chat with friends and neighbours over coffee and cake, and to support St Mary’s Church. What’s on: Crafts This year, the team at Burton Creative Arts & Crafts Read more…
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The Lit List – Ice and Snow
Top 10: wintery reads A top ten of fiction and non-fiction set in ice and snow – best read by the fire.
Sky Watch
Hunter’s Moon, lunar eclipse & ultra-bright Jupiter Tonight – Sat 28 Oct 2023
Hunter’s Moon The Hunter’s Moon is so called because historically it coincided with the time hunters headed out in preparation for the winter ahead, using the light of the moon to spot game. As the Hunter’s Moon rises it often displays a deep orange hue. This coloration results from the moon’s Read more…
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The Lit List – Witcherature
Ten of the best books about witches and witchcraft for Halloween. The witching hour is nigh, so grab your broomstick and fly to your nearest bookshop or library. Beware, my pretties, these books may cast a spell on you. Bubbling under in a bubble, bubble, toil and trouble kind of Read more…
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Burton Book Club – group read for November 2023
Widowland (2023) by CJ Carey Summary To control the past, they edited history. To control the future, they edited literature. London, 1953, Coronation year – but not the Coronation of Elizabeth II.Thirteen years have passed since a Grand Alliance between Great Britain and Germany was formalized. George VI and his family Read more…
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Burton Book Club – group read for October 2023
Cahokia Jazz (2023) by Francis Spufford Summary A thrilling tale of murder and mystery in a city where history has run a little differently—from the bestselling author of Golden Hill. In a city that never was, in an America that never was, on a snowy night at the end of winter, Read more…
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The Lit List – Boarding School and Campus novels
It’s a Back to School special. Check out this ten of the best in boarding school and campus novels. Classics of Children’s Fiction If you liked this literary list, see here for more Lit Lists and book reviews. Love reading? Want to meet like-minded people? Pop along to the Burton Book Club for novel Read more…
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Burton Book Club – group read for September 2023
Godmersham Park (2023) by Gill Hornby Description Early evening, 1804: Anne Sharpe arrives at Godmersham Park in Kent. Alone and desperately in need of an independent income, she is to become a governess to twelve-year-old Fanny Austen. But her new role in this large household where she is neither a Read more…