By: Lizzy | October 18, 2016

Time seems to have flown past since our last Light Prints discussion group in July. Several months have disappeared in a blur of holiday adventures and back-to-school preparations, but I couldn't let us reach our November event without sharing at least a few words about our last session.


 The House on Mango Street is a book that I loved reading. The author (Sandra Cisneros) is a poet at heart, whose surprising and playful combinations of words and imagery I found a real delight to encounter. I am aware, however, that not everyone finds poetry a joy to read and I was grateful to those people who attended our last discussion group having really struggled with the author's style and the challenges that it presented. It takes perseverance to st...

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By: Lizzy | April 22, 2016

Earlier this week we held our first Light Prints event of 2016 – a book group session that took place at the fabulous Aardvark Books (www.aardvark-books.com) If you have never been to Aardvark Books, then I would thoroughly recommend a visit. Tucked away amid the Herefordshire fields, it is a booklover’s paradise - room after room packed floor to ceiling with new and second hand-books. A word of warning though: time does seem to disappear with extraordinary speed whenever I find myself browsing for treasure amongst the Aardvark shelves…


We are incredibly grateful to Sheridan, Sarah and the Aardvark’s team for providing the perfect setting for us to discuss a truly remarkable book – The Man Who Planted Trees, by Jean Giono. It is a deceptive ...

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By: Lizzy | October 01, 2015

Last night we held our very first Light Prints book group. After months of planning and brainstorming it was a wonderful (and somewhat surreal) experience to see our tiny seed of an idea starting to bear fruit. We are so grateful to all those who joined us for an evening of sharing ideas, experiences and life views. Some had attended book group meetings in the past, some hadn't; some people were avid readers, others weren't. But all came with open minds and a willingness to connect with others. We learned a huge amount last night and were delighted to receive some heart-felt and positive feedback from those who attended


It is always astounding and often moving to see how much can be achieved when people are willing to take a step out of th...

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