Jeanette Winterson - The Passion

 Passion- is it always unrequited?  Why the fantastical elements ? Is it written ( first person narrative)  by a mad man?   Some great passages ;and a good discussion ensued.

Alexander Lernet-Holenia --Count Luna

 A strange little volume . Is it parable of the "lunacy" of the Nazi regime? or just about a couple of odd people?  Quite interesting in its way,

Nussaibah Younis - Fundamentally

An interesting setting , about "ISIS brides". Some thought the jokiness detracted and were not convinced-others were more positive  

Aminata Forna The Hired Man

Set in Croatia . Who is good who is bad?   A good read overall

Maghanita Laski - Little Boy Lost

A definite hit. We all thought it very good.. Character, plot ,setting all  well done and not overdone.

Ramita Navai City of Lies:Love Sex Death and the Search for Truth inTehran

 Published in 2012 this  is a fact-based fictionalised account of life in Tehran . Hypocrisy and corruption are normal, life goes on...and some people suffer .Interesting, but a little repetitive in theme and neither fact nor fiction   , but "true"

The Wasp Factory ; Ian Banks

A return to our youth...Shocking and  bizarre but most of us thought very well written