1950. Margery Benson, a spinster and schoolteacher, is trying to get through life, surviving on scraps. One day, she reaches her breaking point, abandoning her job and small existence to set out on an expedition to the other side of the world in search of her childhood obsession: an insect that may or may not exist - the golden beetle of New Caledonia. She advertises for an assistant to accompany her, fun-loving Enid Pretty, who seems to attract trouble wherever she goes. But together these two British women find themselves drawn into a cross-ocean adventure and the transformative power of friendship. Some of the group found it quirky and interesting with most of the group enjoying it. It scored 7 |
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Lovelorn Annie McDee, a struggling 31yr old chef, stumbles across a dirty painting in a junk shop whilst looking for a present for an unsuitable new lover. She has no idea what she has discovered. Soon she finds herself drawn unwillingly into the tumultuous London art world, populated by exiled Russian oligarchs, avaricious Sheikas, desperate auctioneers and unscrupulous dealers, all scheming to get their hands on her painting - a lost eighteenth-century masterpiece called ‘The Improbability of Love’. Delving into the painting’s past, Annie will uncover not just an illustrious list of former owners, but some of the darkest secrets of European history – and in doing so she might just learn to open up to the possibility of falling in love again. Most enjoyed it, it was different, descriptive and a love story. Scored 8.3 |
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