Bibliofemme Bookclub An Irish Bookclub

Sabine Dardenne’s memoir is probably one of the most difficult books I’ve ever read. It was hard to read, not because of the language, or the format, or the style, but because it was one of the saddest and most upsetting accounts I’ve ever come across in a book.

Marc Dutroux was sentenced to 13 years for the rape of two children

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Nicholas Sparks is probably best known for his books The Notebook and Message in a Bottle. In January 2003, Sparks and his brother Micah set off on a three-week trip around the world. Always close from early childhood, this trip was another milestone in the brothers’ lives as, by their early thirties, they were the only two surviving members

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Dawn Annandale did not have a particularly pleasant childhood, her father began to sexually abuse her when she was eleven. She spent her teenage years coming up with excuses to stay away from home and at the earliest opportunity she got a job and moved out. Her childhood did nothing for her, except to make her crave a happy, secure and safe environment

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Me Talk Pretty One Day is a collection of 27 anecdotes from American humorist David Sedaris.

Reading Sedaris’ writing is like listening to an old friend recite hilarious episodes from their life. Indeed this is what Sedaris does; he tells stories of his childhood, family, relationships, career and friends, each chapter in this collection relating

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The subject of Matthew Sturgis’ first biography was Aubrey Beardsley who died aged 25. This time the author has gone to the other end of the age spectrum with a book about the grand old man of English painting, Walter Sickert, who lived to be 82. It’s a massive tome to say the least but, from start to finish, Sturgis’ equipoise

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