OCTOBER 2013 NEWSLETTER
We held our
AGM in June, all is well, the finances of the association are healthy, thanks
to your contributions and a small grant from the Town Hall.
The picnic
at the Jonathon James vineyard was a great success, we think we might have it
every year, the setting is sensational.
We spent an
interesting evening at the new theatre at the Domaine d’O which was being
inaugurated with a play by Peter Brook, “The Suit”
Another
load of new books have arrived, you have already seen the list, lots of lovely
reading for the short days which are on their way. In addition to the order
which you have seen, we have ordered the first volume of Jane Gardham’s “Old
Filth” trilogy, the second two are already in the library which is bursting at
the seams. Your President is working very hard to find new premises, hopefully
provided by the Town Hall.
The
complete catalogue will soon be online on the FOAL blog which will entail going
to the Foal website (friendsoftheanglophonelibrary.com),
and clicking on “foal34”and then a link. Many thanks to Katharine Claringbull
and Philippe Marchand for all the work they have put in to making this
possible.
COMING EVENTS
·
We
are hoping to organise an evening in November with
the son of Janet
Teissier du Cros, a Scotswoman who lived in the south of France and published
her memoirs about World War II in the mid 50s. As the south wasn’t strictly
speaking occupied territory and there have not been a lot of books written
about this region during WWII. The book gives us a unique perspective on the
difficult time she and her children traversed. Considered
a classic when it first appeared the book was subsequently reprinted in
the 1980's by the eminent Scottish publisher Stephanie Wolfe Murray, founder
of Canongate Books, who added a remarkable 'coda' by the eminent
Edinburgh author Janet Adam Smith. The book is soon to be re-edited.
This will be a joint event with the
AWG and the Bookshop. We will let you know the
date as soon as possible.
The party will take place at the Claringbull’s on Friday 13th
December. This might be a lucky day for some of you. We are organizing a TOMBOLA
with some super presents, you will be able to buy tickets at the library from
the beginning of November and also on the day. The Foal board is providing the
liquid content, members will bring along sweet or savoury finger food which
will be organized by Katharine Claringbull. (Katharine’s email provided on
request to foal@dbmail.com to let her know what you are bringing)
·
In
January there will be a Musical in English at
the Domaine d’O. FOAL will organize the tickets. We don’t have a date yet but
we will keep you informed.
·
OUR FAMOUS LITERARY QUIZ will take place in February this year, more
about that nearer the time
As you see,
FOAL is as active as ever thanks to a very dedicated board and all our members
and supporters.
