April's reading is the fabulous winner of the European Crime Fiction Prize - The Godmother
This month we are reading: The Godmother by Hannelore CayreWednesday April 1st, 6:30pm - 7:30pm in store.Our monthly book club is free to attend and all are welcome. It takes place on the first Wednesday of every month (unless otherwise stated)The winner of European Crime Fiction Prize and the French Grand Prix de Littrature Policire, The Godmother is a fiery, funny and startlingly original tale from the banlieues of Paris. When Patience a hardworking French-Arabic police translator and longstanding witness to the ubiquitous racism and repression of the system is let go without a pension or reward for her 25 years of service, theres only one thing to do: change sides. Deliciously bold, riotous and teeming with exquisite characters, The Godmother is the crime novel everyone is talking about, and has recently been adapted for the screen as Mama Weed, starring Isabelle Huppert.
