New local book group with the aim of improving mental health

[Comeback Book Group]

Hi all

Comeback Book Group's motto is "towards better mental health through reading and talking about books".

The Group aims to promote the therapeutic benefits of reading literary fiction for those who are experiencing/recovering from mental health issues, to encourage purposeful reading as a means of promoting discussion and sharing ideas and to give readers an opportunity to meet socially on a monthly basis to discuss the book of the month.

Membership is aimed at SE London residents who are experiencing, are recovering from or are recovered from/in remission from mental health issues.

We'll be meeting monthly in facilities kindly provided by Alleyn's School. The first of these will be held towards the end of March.

At that meeting we'll be discussing Muriel Spark's "The Ballad Of Peckham Rye". We've chosen this as our debut novel because it's set locally, because Spark would have been 100 in 2018 if she was still alive and - er - because it's a fine read which ought to give us plenty to discuss.

If you'd like to become a member of the Group, please contact us via the private messaging feature here, through email at comebackbookgroup@gmail.com or via our website [www.comebackbookgroup.wordpress.com]

Thank you.

[Comeback Book Group]

Update.

Membership now up to a very healthy 11 (but we're open to more!).

Please get in touch for further information and/or to join the Group.

Many thanks.

[Comeback Book Group]

We held our first meeting last night. Five of us were able to make it and we had a very lively discussion about Muriel Spark's "The Ballad Of Peckham Rye".

We'd be very keen to welcome new members to our second meeting, scheduled for Tuesday 24th April, when we'll be discussing "Quarantine" by Jim Crace.

If you'd like to sign up, please get in touch through email comebackbookgroup@gmail.com or visit http://www.comebackbookgroup.wordpress.com for further information.

[Comeback Book Group]

We held our first meeting on Tuesday night to discuss our reading of "Quarantine" by Jim Crace.

We'd be very keen to welcome new members to our third meeting, scheduled for Tuesday 29th May, when we'll be discussing "The Third Policeman" by Flann O'Brien.

If you'd like to take part, please get in touch through email comebackbookgroup@gmail.com or visit http://www.comebackbookgroup.wordpress.com for further information.