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The Cleaner of Chartres

Salley Vickers

The Cleaner of Chartres is a compelling story of darkness and light; of traumatic loss and second chances. It speaks of the power of love and mercy to transform the tragedies of the past.

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Author Book Choices

Our featured author, Salley Vickers, recommends some books for our Readers’

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A Delicate Truth by John le Carré is a furiously paced, fabulously told story of moral dilemma, bold action and unexpected love.

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The Readers' Forum

May 2013

It was World Book Night on April 23rd, what books did you give away? We’d love to hear your choices and what adventures you had. Tell us on the Penguin Readers’ Forum.

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  • Readers' Group Book Ideas
Mr Chartwell The News Where You Are The Rotters’ Club The Brightest Star in the Sky The Concert Ticket Whoops! The Help Perfume Juliet, Naked Not Untrue and Not Unkind Butterfly Brooklyn Javascotia We Are All Made of Glue Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad Alone in Berlin The Monday Night Cooking School Strangers The Horse Boy Julie & Julia Legend of a Suicide An Education The Winter House The Wake The Idea of Love Mr Toppit The Road from Damascus A Fraction of the Whole The Lost Book of Salem The Boy With The Topknot Kieron Smith, boy The Believers A Guide to the Birds of East Africa Company of Liars God's Own Country Monster Love Submarine The Diary of a Young Girl The Rain Before it Falls Life Class Counting the Stars What is the What The Painter of Shanghai Salt Brideshead Revisited

The Reynoldston Reading Group in South Wales, review The Cleaner of Chartres

The Racketeers from Bolton

Penguin was the first publisher to have its own website dedicated to providing a service for Reading Groups. Here we give you our top tips on setting up your own group.

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The Other Typist - book jacket

The Other Typist
by Suzanne Rindell
‘Take a dollop of Alfred Hitchcock, a dollop of Patricia Highsmith, throw in some Great Gatsby flourishes, and the result is Suzanne Rindell's debut‘ Kirkus Reviews

The Professor of Truth - book jacket

The Professor of Truth
by James Robertson
’A wonderful novel… panoramic, illuminating and compassionate… one of Britain's best contemporary novelists’ Irvine Welsh, Guardian

  • Review a book for Penguin Readers'

Every month, we invite Book Groups to read and review a book for us. It's a great opportunity to discover new books and become part of our reading community. If you'd like to be one of our Reading Groups, email us here.

Beautiful Ruins - book jacket

To enter, simply email your name and address here, heading your email offer, with the title of the book and the first 10 readers will receive a copy.

The Sea Change - book jacket

The Sea Change
by Joanna Rossiter

Editorial Director, Juliet Annan, tells us why Joanna Rossiter’s The Sea Change is her book of the month.



Me Before YOu - Book Jacket

Welcome to Book Group Notes. These are reading guides on the books we publish to help kick-start ideas and discussions for our Readers.

 

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