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English Readers Club
Join the informal group of English readers in Uitikon every second month on Thursdays at 19.30h. We discuss all sorts of books: bestsellers, biographies, classics, thrillers etc.. The group is moderated and the books are proposed by Heidi Kunz, a native speaker, English teacher and avid reader. Heidi is also a long standing member at the Uitikon library.
The books can be purchased at the library. No registration is needed and you do not have to comit to attend each session or to even have fully read the book – we will simply be delighted to welcome you to an interesting evening!
Meeting in May
Ariel Lawhon: „Frozen River“
May 7, 2026, 7:30pm
THE BESTSELLING SENSATION BASED ON A TRUE STORY OF COURAGEOUS MARTHA BALLARD
Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha is summoned to determine cause of death. But when a local physician undermines her conclusion, Martha is forced to investigate the murder on her own. Inspired by the life of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who wrote herself into history.
Meeting in June
Claire Keegan: „Small Things Like These“
June 18th, 2026, 7:30pm
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE
It is 1985, in an Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal and timber merchant, faces his busiest season. As he goes round the houses making deliveries, hie feels the past rising up to meet him – and encounters the complicit silences of a small community controlled by the Church.
