The Holy Name Book Club is open to all members of the community, no matter what their age or religion, who enjoy reading fiction. We meet usually on the last Wednesday in the month, although this can change. The group meets at 7pm in the Church Hall on Towers Avenue.
If you wish to join the discussions, please email Fr Campion at welcome@holynamejesmond.co.uk. And please ensure you have read the book beforehand as the discussion is confined to the book, its plot, characterisation, narrative etc.
You are welcome to the next meeting on Wednesday 29 April at 7pm to discuss a 1960’s classic, ‘ ‘Horse Under Water’ by Len Deighton.
This was his second novel and the sequel to ‘The Ipcress File’, best known for the film starring Michael Caine. It was hailed as a new kind of spy novel in which the hero does not come from a typical public school background. Set against a cold war background, ‘Horse Under Water’ is a tangled tale of deceit and betrayal on the Algarve, during a diving expedition to discover the secrets of a wrecked German U-Boat. Len Deighton died earlier this year aged 97. His career included National Service in the RAF and studying at the Royal College of Art, followed by spells as a book cover designer and cookery writer. He was also a military historian, wrote television plays and filmscripts, as well as a guide to London in the swinging sixties.
Sunday Mass: Saturday 4pm, Sunday 10am 