The Book Club Bible

The Book Club Bible is a non-fiction anthology of literary review, with a foreword by Lionel Shriver, whose novel We Need to Talk About Kevin has its own prominent entry.^[1] Aside from providing a synopsis for each book, the text also features background information on the author, suggested comparison volumes, a detailed historical context and starting points for group discussion. The intention of the anthology is to encourage book club members to seek out and discuss important contemporary or classical works.^[2]

Novels featured

• Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller
• The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
• The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
• Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence
• Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
• The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
• Atonement by Ian McEwan
• A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

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