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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…
Events
Support available for Burton’s seniors and the infirm
If you are elderly or infirm, or you know someone who is, this list aims to help you find the support you need locally. Do you know a useful local resource not on this list? If so, please drop a comment below with details. Equally, if you identify a need Read more…
Village News
Cotswold Warden Walks & Bathscape Walking Festival – September 2023
Bathscape Festival 2023 Bathscape Walking Festival running from 9th to 24th September see https://www.bathscape.co.uk/walking-festival/
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The Lit List – myths, heroes and mythical beasts from around the world
Last time we focused on Classical Greek and Roman myths. Here we have ten of the best renditions of myths from the rest of the world. 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 Read more…