Thriller 

A group of us met around our coffee table in the lounge room. It was dark and windy outside but the smell of coffee and the dimly lit room gave a welcoming ambience.

Some of us came straight from work, some car pooled together, some travelled a fair distance, but we all met for one common goal: to review of the book of the month, ‘Conclave’ by Robert Harris.

This fictional, thriller gave us insight into the process of selecting a new Pope behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel with detail and believability – but  more than the process, the Cardinals, Archbishops and Dean of the College of Cardinals came to life. The human trials these holy men faced; ambition, scandal, rivalry and doubt moved the story with pace. Not to mention the ending! But we won’t. We’ll leave that for you to discover….

 

We all enjoyed this one, some even loved it, and the hour we spent dissecting the parts that stuck with us went by quickly. So, we organised to meet again after reading a ‘The Circle’ by Dave Eggers - wondering what each of us will think - and left again into the dark and windy night…

 

 

 

You're welcome to join us: Monday 15 October 2018