Canasta & Games Group
Tuesdays are for Cards, Cunning & Canasta. Ready for a game that’s equal parts strategy and social spark? The Canasta Group meets each week
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Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth
Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth is not your average fractured fairytale, despite retelling the familiar story of Rapunzel.
Smilla’s Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg
Smilla takes pleasure in being as cold as the ice and snow that accompany her memories of hunting as a child with her Inuit…
The White Crow (Philomena McCarty #2) by Michael Robotham
This is the sequel to When You Were Mine but can easily be read as a standalone as it gives you plenty of background on…
Preservation by Jock Serong
Serong’s empathy within Preservation, for the mixed feelings that the indigenous Australians must have felt is beautifully conveyed. As a white Australian, it made me…
Listen Again: High Seas & High Teas – The Story of the Stirling Castle
Dr. Peter Hobbins Completely Captivated Us! What an unforgettable talk! Dr. Peter Hobbins swept us away on a salt-stung, time-traveling voyage through the SMSA’s origins,…
The Oxenbridge King by Christine Paice
King Richard the Third is dead – the last English king to be slain in battle. And yet, he finds himself in conversation with a…
Members’ Group: Social Bridge – Postponed until Friday 4th August 2023
SMSA’s Social Bridge Group is currently paused and will recommence on Friday 4th August 2023.
Prolonged Exposure by Steven F. Havill
Bill Gastner, a romantic fallen hero, recovering from illness and home burglary, calls on his dwindling energy to coordinate his latest case of child…
Message from our President & CEO
Dear Members, Thank you all for your support this year, a supportive membership is vital to the SMSA. May this Christmas season bring you and…
The Last Devil to Die (The Thursday murder club mystery #4) by Richard Osman
One of the first words that comes to mind when I read this series is ‘compassion’. Richard Osman shows enormous compassion towards his characters, and…
The Real Mrs Miniver by Ysenda Maxtone Graham
The Real Mrs Miniver by Ysenda Maxtone Graham traces the life story of her English grandmother Joyce Maxtone Graham