( Update: For various reasons, those discussion topics and questions were sent in the club email rather than posted here. And I’ll look forward to seeing you on Zoom! :) In the meantime then, please enjoy the books, and watch this space for an update with the list of discussion topics. So please get in touch early to ensure your place (and give you time to read the books!). And also, to help ensure that they remain as safe a space as possible, that there’s a limit of 12 participants including myself.

But they will be suggestions only, as I stress that the meetings are very small and informal really. Once I’ve read it myself, below will be a SPOILER FILLED list of suggested discussion topics and questions for Broken Summer which we’ll use to loosely structure the meeting (I’ll write a separate post and list for Concerning my Daughter next month). I will contact you to confirm, and then include you in the club reminder email with the Zoom link a few days before the event. If you are interested in attending either, please contact me via email, or leave a comment below (only I will be able to see your email address). That’s much too late for a September book club meeting unfortunately, so instead that one will now be on Thursday October 13, followed by the next one for Concerning My Daughter on Thursday October 27 (both at 8pm).

On top of all that, my order for Broken Summer seemingly vanished into the aether after processing(!), meaning I finally only received a copy today. Sorry for the lack of posts everyone-I’ve just been exceptionally busy and frantic this start of the new semester.

Concerning My Daughter by Kim Hye-Jin