The group consists of nine members. Over the fifteen years of existence the group has developed a way of working that suits them. All members are independent readers. We like to tackle the great tomes of literature that we would not perhaps get through on our own. War and Peace, Bleak House, Middlemarch are just a few we have read. We spend several months on each text. Members of the group read it independently. By way of preparation, I mark passages for us to read aloud and discuss. The ensuing discussion can be anecdote, memory, observation, opinion - whatever. What matters is we have lots of fun.