Tuesday 22 August at 17:30 via Zoom Next week we will be discussing Claire Keegan’s book, “Small Things Like These”. It is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man faces his busiest season. Early one morning, while delivering an order [...]
Next Book Club: Tuesday 22 August from 17:30 via Zoom Bill Bryson's compendious “The Body” is one part textbook, one part history of medical discovery, one part amusing anecdote and one part ripping yarn. The Book club enjoyed dipping into its 23 densely packed chapters. The Human Body was discussed in all its complexity, [...]
Tuesday 25 July at 17:30 via Zoom Next week we will be discussing "The Body: A Guide for Occupants" by Bill Bryson’s We spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it works and what goes on inside it. The idea of the book is [...]
John Doyle’s Lunch was attended by our members, and he didn’t fail their expectations, it was funny, emotional and endearing with a sense of melancholy! Only John Doyle would have his alter ego ‘Roy Slaven’ write a memoir, with himself as a secondary character. He took us on a hilarious and personal journey to [...]
Last Book club met in person was to discuss ‘The Disappearance of Josef Mengele’ Thank you to Ian Pendleton for leading the discussion. ‘The Disappearance of Josef Mengele’ is a work of historical fiction, which was agreed to be 75% factual. While the central character, Josef Mengele, was unsurprisingly found to be a particularly [...]
John Doyle’s Lunch was attended by our members, and he didn’t fail their expectations, it was funny, emotional and endearing with a sense of melancholy! Only John Doyle would have his alter ego ‘Roy Slaven’ write a memoir, with himself as a secondary character. He took us on a hilarious and personal journey to [...]
This month’s book has John Doyle delving into the humble beginnings of his alter ego “Rampaging” Roy Slaven. It is the story of the fictional Roy Slaven as an adolescent in 1967 growing up in Lithgow, NSW. It is often humorous, as would be expected. It is also very moving in parts as we [...]
A sell out! Whilst maybe words rampaging Roy Slaven would religiously employ to lambast anyone from FIFA to Greco-Roman wrestling, this is the good kind! For those who were unable to secure tickets in time, we have a waitlist, please contact Camille at events@tattersallsclub.org. As we gear up to welcome the acclaimed comedian, actor and [...]
The brilliant playwright, Bennett, invents a scenario where the late Queen Elizabeth takes up reading as almost a full-time occupation. This opens her eyes to the world of fiction and causes great consternation to her staff. It gives Bennett the opportunity of poking fun at politicians and palace staff while praising the benefits of [...]
Thursday 11th May from 12:00 John Doyle will be speaking at the Club about his book Blessed: The breakout year of rampaging Roy Slaven. Who is Rampaging Roy Slaven? An Australian icon, a raconteur, an athlete of unsurpassable - and some may say improbable - sporting feats. Whether it was riding Rooting King to [...]
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