Her worries are amplified when the police visit her after several murders occur exactly as described in the book by Désencres. It becomes apparent that the author could also be the murderer. The novel becomes shortlisted by the Prix Goncourt, and it becomes even more important that Violaine locate Désencres. This is just the beginning of a story where nothing is what it seems. A group of people, one of them a trained Reader Leader, reads a great novel, short story or poem aloud. We stop and talk about what we have read. There is no need for group members to read aloud or speak – it’s fine to just listen. The idea is to create a space where people feel at ease.

Situated within The Roseate Reading hotel, The Reading Room restaurant & bar offers a truly bespoke fine dining experience in Reading, stylish and contemporary décor with warm mood lighting. All of our upcoming public events and our St Pancras building tours are going ahead. Read our latest blog post about planned events for more information. The beginning was a little slow as it is mainly about Violaine, her injuries, the crash, memory loss, her life as an editor, and how she labelled certain people. The book doesn’t really get going fully until the mysterious Sugar Flowers is released. Antoine Laurain, bestselling author of The Red Notebook, combines intrigue and charm in this dazzling novel of mystery, love and the power of books: The Readers Room.Everyone experiences the text in their own way, but the literature provides a shared language that can help us to understand ourselves – and others – better. Discover how Shared Reading has impacted group members and volunteers by exploring our Reader Stories. public Wi-Fi - this extends to the majority of our public spaces including the Reading Rooms, as well as our study desks and galleries at St Pancras (you won't require a login)

Upon reflection, really, this ends up being only 2 stars for me. It's a disappointment. I enjoyed reading it more than most 2 star books because I was hopeful that something would happen to tie the disparate elements together, but no, that wasn't the case. (Obviously, a certain amount is revealed at the climax, but not enough to explain all my concerns or all his red herrings). Schriftsteller sind Egoisten, die nur an sich selbst denken, an ihre Bücher, an ihr Werk. Deshalb sind sie so anstrengend, größenwahnsinnig, unkontrollierbar." That said, I have written a novel (not yet published), so now I will suffer pangs of guilt every time I offer less than five stars. In my subjective opinion, the stars suggest: A truly born and bred Parisian, after studying film, he began his career directing short films and writing screenplays. His passion for art led him to take a job assisting an antiques dealer in Paris. The experience provided the inspiration for his first novel, The Portrait, winner of the Prix Drouot. The Readers’ Room is an enthralling novel which combines whimsical with crime and mystery. Not an easy thing to do. I enjoyed this book and look forward to seeing what comes next.Antoine Laurain is a novelist, screenwriter, journalist, director and collector of antique keys. He is the author of the best-selling novels The President’s Hat and The Red Notebook. Our Family Station in St Pancras is open from 10.00-12.00 every Friday and we're continuing to welcome schools, as well as families and adult learners to our courses and access events. All our in-person and livestreamed events are going ahead. Other services Also, people start to die in similar circumstances to the novel, the Police come calling and Violaine wonders what part she has to play in everything. Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. This book is a mystery. Who is this writer and who is the person murdering people? I got drawn in straightaway, wanting to know who, where and why.

Set at a Publishers in France, I wanted to be a part of the Readers’ Room team. I could also see myself in the setting. How Antoine Laurain describes the city and Violaine’s workplace and home – it’s all so vivid and beautifully written. I could picture this world through the eyes of these interesting, complicated and relatable characters. I have become such a fan of Antoine Laurain’s novels and so I was excited to read this one and I was immediately intrigued by the premise. wow I loved this book I am now out recommending it to all my friends, will keep to re read even though I have banned re reads

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The Readers Room: When the manuscript of a debut crime novel arrives at a Parisian publishing house, everyone in the readers’ room is convinced it’s something special. And the committee for France’s highest literary honour, the Prix Goncourt, agrees. The Queen’s Reading Room is the charity working to celebrate and promote the power and benefits of reading and is on a mission to help more people find and connect with books which enrich their lives. Jeśli kochasz książki o książkach, o miłości do literatury, Pisarzy i książek to "Kwiaty z cukru" są dla Ciebie. A truly born and bread Parisian, after studying film, he began his career directing short films and writing screenplays. His passion for art led him to take a job assisting an antiques dealer in Paris. The experience provided the inspiration for his first novel, The Portrait, winner of the Prix Drouot.

It is quite a descriptive book which some readers will love and others not so much. Everything is described in a lot of detail, plus there are a lot of characters too, some appear and then disappear again without adding much to the plot. Whilst others have you second-guessing what their role in the manuscript and subsequently killings is. I don’t know how much can be blamed on translation (perhaps in the original the actual language is transcendent) but this was just okay for me. Any one of the plot threads would be fine on its own, but taken together there was just too much of a muchness. It’s not clear if I just read a mystery, a fantasy, or not anything in particular, and what I did read for a large part doesn’t make sense or is stretched beyond credibility, e.g. a plane accident so that the protagonist can conveniently lose quite a bit of memory. Reading the literature aloud in real-time, means that everyone is involved in a shared, live experience. Group members are encouraged by the Reader Leader to respond personally, sharing feelings, thoughts and memories provoked by the reading. I found Violaine a little bit of an enigma, at least to start with. It was nice to get to know her and, like many people, I think she is just trying to find a place to which she belongs. You can also still join BIPC events and webinars and access one-to-one support. See what's available at the British Library in St Pancras or online and in person via BIPCs in libraries across London.No other organisation makes use of literature in this way. Shared Reading helps us to understand our individual and collective inner lives, round the same table, at the same time.