The Sisterhood Book Club

The Sisterhood Book Club is a friendly book club for adults, discovering and rediscovering female protagonists in classic, modern classic and contemporary fiction written by women. We have an eclectic taste and our reading journey has taken us all over the world. New Members are alsways welcome to join us!

We meet monthly to informally discuss a book we have read in advance and have a fun social evening at Do it Like a Mother in Westcliff on Sea. The cost of taking part is the purchase of the book to be discussed, the profit from which pays for the venue. Books are available at least a month prior to the book club and generally books for next month are purchased at the end of each club. They can also be ordered here and delivered.

We were originally inspired to form by Penguin Books' Sisterhood Collection, which included titles such as Anne of Green Gables, Little Women and Pride and Prejudice but we have throw off our foray into children's fiction and most recently the books we have read have included Diary of a Void (Emi Yagi), Foxash (Kate Worsley) and Violeta (Isabel Allende).

About the book this month:

The Small Museum by Jody Cooksley

London, 1873. Madeleine Brewster's marriage to Dr Lucius Everley should have been the answer to her family's prayers. Lucius is a well-respected collector of natural curiosities - his 'Small Museum' is his life's work, although firmly kept under lock and key.

His sister Grace's philanthropic work with fallen women also adds to the Everleys' polished reputation. However, Maddie begins to suspect that unimaginable horrors lie behind their respectable façade. Then she is framed for a shocking crime that would take her to the gallows. Her only hope is her friend Caroline who must prove Maddie's innocence before the trial reaches its fatal conclusion.