NEW BOOKS SOON IN THE LIBRARY November 2015

These new books will be coming soon. As usual, we are at the cutting edge of what is going on in the literary world

NON FICTION

Bill Bryson                                         The Road to Little Drippling

Thomas Harding                                The House by the Lake

David Lodge                                     Quite a good time to be born : a Memoir 1935-1975

Janice Nimura                                    Daughters of the Samurai

FICTION

William Boyd                                    Sweet Caress  Historical

Charles Belfoure                                The House of Thieves  Suspense

Lissa Evans                                        Crooked Heart   Dark humour

Jonathon Frazen                                 Purity  Political fiction

Robert Galbraith                                Career of Evil  Crime fiction

Robert Harris                                     Dictator  Historical

A Indridason                                     Oblivion  Thriller

David Lagercrantz                             The Girl in the Spider’s Web  Thriller

Allan Massie                                      The Bordeaux Quartet  (1st three paperbacks, the most recent ‘End Games in Bordeaux’ hardback) The 1st three are : Death in Bordeaux, Dark summer in Bordeaux ; Cold winter in Bordeaux   Crime

Peter Nichols                                     The Rocks   Family life

Edna O’Brian                                    The Little Red Chairs  Contempory fiction

Ian Rankin                                         Even dogs in the Wild   Crime

Sunjeer Sahota                                   The Year of the Runaways   Literary fiction

ANTIGONE DES ASSOCIATIONS 4TH October 2015

We were at the Antigone des Associations today, a good few people seemed interested and signed up for more info. Our Mayor went round the stands shaking hands so Vicki shook his and brandished yesterday's Midi Libre article about the Library (still looking for premises) in front of him. He knows about us and once they have analysed and acted upon the audit they commissioned about associative premises, which has finally been handed in, there may be hope for us so keep your fingers crossed. I have tried to copy the article but it came out very small so I am not sure you will be able to read it

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NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2015

NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2015

 

Summer party and AGM

FOAL celebrated five years of existence this summer so we decided to hold the AGM and have a party at the same time. Our friend, Françoise Sorro kindly offered us her lovely house and garden as a venue, members brought along delicious food and FOAL provided the drinks. We had a good turnout, this is obviously a good way to persuade members to come to the AGM and we hope Françoise will allow us to make this an annual event. Photos were posted on the Facebook page and the website. The AGM went off without a hitch; sadly, Philip Claringbull stepped down as treasurer, his place to be taken by Mike Davison. Vicki announced that we had received a grant again this year, 500 euros to add to our war chest. We have managed to harmonise dues so that everyone will be paying at the beginning of January from now on.

 

Five years already and we have managed to survive and thrive in spite of the numerous vicissitudes we have encountered. You all deserve a big thank you for your continuing support. As you know, our main problem is premises. We have had four moves and a fifth in the offing (details below). Our dossier has been at City Hall for three years, the mayor commissioned an audit of associative premises (due to be handed in last October), but this being an election year, he is not likely to be throwing anyone out even though he knows that abusive use is being made of many of them. Currently, we are at our friend Glynis Thomas’ house. She is moving at the end of September and has kindly offered to keep the library. We won’t be going far, just two houses up the square, the new address is 14 rue des Rouges Gorges  1st floor, up the outside stairs.  (The tram stop is Aiguelongue, you cross over Avenue de la Justice de Castelnau and go down Rue de l’Hirondelle. The second street on the right is Rue des Rouges Gorges which is actually a small square, easy parking too). The move is planned for the end of September and the Saturday 3rd October opening is cancelled but then, as from 14th October, we will be back to business as normal. Our hero, Philip Claringbull has volunteered to do the move itself and board members will do the boxing and reshelving. There is no way we can thank the Claringbulls enough for their help and support.

 

Antigone des Associations  Saturday 13 September 

We shall be sharing a stand with the BCA and American Women’s Group. Stand 00597. It would be good if you could come along for an hour or two to distribute flyers and information about Foal. The 9-11 am slot is filled, but any time after that would be a help.

Christmas Party

Katharine and Philip Claringbull have kindly offered to hold the party at their flat, Place de la Chapelle Neuve and the date is Friday 18^th December, so put this in your diaries. There will be a deadline for signing up (details nearer the time). Of course, we will hold our Famous RAFFLE and board members are hard at work finding prizes. This is an important way for FOAL to raise funds (unfortunately lack of space precludes us having our permanent book sale). The proceeds go straight into the book acquistion fund.

 

Book Quiz

We are getting a little ahead of ourselves but a team is working on the quiz which will probably be held in January as usual.

 

CDs and DVDs  

Just a reminder that we have boxes in the library for CDs and DVDs, so don’t forget to bring along any you might want to offload (another way for FOAL to raise funds as we can’t hold the permanent book sale due to lack of space).

The new catalogue (Author Alphabetical Order) is now online. To download it, just click Here.
Also available : Alpha Order by Title Here.

Click on “télécharger vers navigateur” (download to browser) and then on “ouvrir”

SOME MORE PHOTOS OF HAPPY MEMBERS AT THE PARTY

Here are a few more photos of the party

AGM AND 5th ANNIVERSARY PARTY 20 June 2015

We thought it would be a good idea to combine the AGM and our 5th anniversay party. One of our members kindly allowed us to hold the event in her lovely garden. Lots of members and Board members turned up, bringing along some delicious food and FOAL provided plenty of wine and soft drinks. The AGM doesn't usually attract such a large gathering and the party might have to become an annual event...! The weather was glorious, we managed to get the event in before the heatwave!
After a short meeting, Vicki reported on the past year's activities and our (unfortunately resigning) Treasurer, Phil Claringbull, reported on the Financial situation, pretty healthy. We spend roughly the equivalent of the amounts raised from dues and various events (quiz, play-reading, raffle) on new books. Library visitors will have noticed that the new, very recent, publications come onto the shelves regularly.
The photos, taken by our friend, Marcel Darmon, will give you an idea of the event.

1. One of the tables
2. Our hosts
3. The Treasurer and the Secretary having a chat
4. The anniversary candle
5. Getting started
6. the Prez

Summer reading

The new books for the summer will be in the Library on 10th June in time for your summer reading
Another good selection of up to date publications which makes our Library so exciting

FOAL BOOK ORDER JUNE 2015

A Spool of blue thread                                              Anne Tyler

The Upstairs wife                                                      Rafia Zakavia

The big seven                                                            Jim Harrison

The harder they come                                                T C Boyle

The kindness                                                             Polly Samson

Hunters in the dark                                                   Lawrence Osborne

Look who’s back                                                       Timur Vermes

The surfacing                                                             Cormac James

A god in ruins                                                           Kate Atkinson

The Son                                                                     Jo Nesbo

Have you been good ?                                              Vanessa Nicolson

Keeping an eye open                                                 Julian Barnes

The infidel stain                                                        M J Carter

The shock of the fall                                                 Nathan Filer   PB

Artic Summer                                                            Damon Galgut

Mercy                                                                        Jussi Adler-Olsen

The Green Road                                                        Anne Enright

Lila                                                                            Marilyn Robinson

The American lover                                                   Rose Tremain

Outline                                                                      Rachel Cusk

The Heat of Betrayal                                                 Douglas Kennedy