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The Book Club – Thursday 26th October 14:00 – 15:00
This session of The Book Club will take place on Thursday 26th October in store. This month, we are reading Here Again Now. £9.99 is the price of the book and a ticket to the session. The book can be delivered directly to you (please add your shipping address and tick the box for shipping) or you can collect it in store free of charge. You can buy a book and ticket here.
If you already own a copy of the book, you can purchase a ticket only for £3. You can purchase a ticket only here.
For those unable to afford a book or ticket at present, we have a limited amount of complimentary books/tickets. Please contact the bookshop via bookworms@houseofbooksandfriends.com or call 07597365380.
One of our booksellers will lead the book club, and the group will be split up into smaller groups to discuss the questions.
We always ask that you are be respectful and kind whilst discussing the book and others’ opinions of it.
About Here Again Now…
Achike Okoro feels like his life is coming together at last. His top-floor flat in Peckham is as close to home as he can imagine and after years of hard work, he’s about to get his break as an actor. He’s even persuaded his father, Chibuike, to move in with him, grateful to offer the man who raised him as a single parent a home of his own.
Between filming trips, Achike is snatching a few days in London with Ekene, his best friend of twenty years, the person who makes him feel whole. Achike can put the terrible things that happened behind him at last; everything is going to be alright. Maybe even better.
But after a magical night, when Achike and Ekene come within a hair’s breadth of admitting their feelings for each other, a devastating event rips all three men apart. In the aftermath, it is Ekene and Chibuike who must try to rebuild. And although they have never truly understood each other, grief may bring them both the peace and happiness they’ve been searching for…