Holcombe Brook and Summerseat WI

We had high hopes for this novel. Firstly because many of us have read Jane Austen and secondly we're all in a book club (!) so we understand the dynamics. Sadly, many members felt that the characters were unrealistic, two-dimensional and not very likeable. Those who had read the book before struggled to remember much of it, which we felt said a lot about the shallowness and superficiality of the plot and characters. And we were not impressed by Karen Joy Fowler comparing herself to Shakespeare and Austen. (Seems that humility is in short supply in Ms Fowler's world!) We found it hard to believe that the author also wrote We are Completely Beside Ourselves  which many had enjoyed. The Jane Austen Book Club scored a five out of ten. Next month's book is The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd.

Penny Elger from House of Colour joined us at our May meeting. She demonstrated what happens during a colour consultation and explained the science behind the four seasons' palettes. A few members volunteered to be colour-matched and the process was truly fascinating to watch! Watch the video below to hear just how transformative wearing the right colours was for Penny!  I'm sure plenty of the audience will be booking an appointment with Penny in the near future.