Hamm Court Book Club – Page 2 – For the enjoyment of friends, books and wine …

The Women by Kristin Hannah

it would be the journey of a lifetime . . .

‘Women can be heroes, too‘. When twenty-year-old nursing student, Frances “Frankie” McGrath, hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on California’s idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different path for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurses Corps and follows his path.

As green and inexperienced as the young men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is overwhelmed by the chaos and destruction of war, as well as the unexpected trauma of coming home to a changed America. Frankie will also discover the true value of female friendship and the heartbreak that love can cause.

E6,Jane 8, June 9, Sally 8,C 8,R8,Janet 8, P9

The Rooster Bar by John Grisham

JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED.

You can’t break the law if it’s already broken.

Mark, Todd and Zola have yet to graduate from law school – they all have a mountain of debt and no promising future.

When they discover they’re victims of an elaborate scam, they decide to do something about it. Their local drinking spot, The Rooster Bar, is the perfect place to plan their revenge: pose as fully trained lawyers, take on easy cases and pay off their debts.

But sometimes even the simplest plans can get out of hand: and soon they’ll be taking on the FBI…

E7, P7, T5, June 8, S7 Christine 7, Jane 7, Janet 8

Murder before Evensong by Richard Coles

Canon Daniel Clement is Rector of Champton, where he lives alongside his widowed mother – opinionated, fearless, ever-so-slightly annoying Audrey – and his two dachshunds, Cosmo and Hilda.

When Daniel announces a plan to install a lavatory in the church, the parish is suddenly (and unexpectedly) divided: as lines are drawn, long-buried secrets come dangerously close to destroying the apparent calm of the village.

And then Anthony Bowness – cousin to Bernard de Floures, patron of Champton – is found dead at the back of the church. As the police moves in and the bodies start piling up, Daniel is the only one who can try and keep his community together . . . and catch a killer.

June 4, Sally 6, Pauline 8, Rebecca 7, Janet 7, Jane 5, Christine 8