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Book Club: TONIGHT , 7th Oct,8pm, The Shaftesbury Tavern: Etta and Otto and Russell and James
This October we'll be discussing Emma Hooper's<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Etta and Otto and Russell and James</span></span> (304 pages). A gentle tale with a hint of magical realism.<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">
New members always welcome!</span>
Wed 7th Oct, 8pm The Shaftesbury Tavern, 534 Hornsey Rd, N19 3QN
Synopsis:
'I've gone. I've never seen the water, so I've gone there. I will try to remember to come back.' Etta's greatest unfulfilled wish, living in the rolling farmland of Saskatchewan, is to see the sea. And so, at the age of eighty-two she gets up very early one morning, takes a rifle, some chocolate, and her best boots, and begins walking the 2, 000 miles to water. Meanwhile her husband Otto waits patiently at home, left only with his memories. Their neighbour Russell remembers too, but differently - and he still loves Etta as much as he did more than fifty years ago, before she married Otto.
<br>Reviews
<br>Writing that easily equals that of the Booker-winning Richard Flanagan...[and]as readable and gripping as any thriller. Only the thrills offered by this bright new star of literature are metaphysical and unexpected and will leave you thinking on a new level about the connections between men, women and places. ( <span style="font-style: italic;">The Times</span>)
Beautifully written...this deserves to follow in the footsteps of 2014's big debut novels The Miniaturist and Elizabeth Is Missing. ( <span style="font-style: italic;">Daily Express</span>)
Intriguing... a clear and beautifully unadorned prose style... Hooper has written an interesting, nuanced and genuinely moving book. (<span style="font-style: italic;"> Guardian</span>)
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