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BERE REGIS WI SOCIABLE BOOKWORMS

We started our October Meeting in a rather
sombre mood knowing that our arranged As promised, we have two book reviews for you this
month….
Speaker's subject would be informative (under
the umbrella of Cancer Research) but the talk
on Marie Curie would be rather "close to home" ‘Becoming’ by Michelle Obama.
for mostly elderly members of our WI!!! However we were very surprised at the
amount of work involved and the necessary medical requirements needed Sociable Bookworms’ latest book was the above
before any nursing can be given. autobiography. It was felt by all to be very readable, interesting and generous in
its detail. We agreed that reading the book was a more fulfilling experience than
Marie Curie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland and was a naturalised-French listening to the audio recording by the author, which was felt to be lacking in the
Physicist and Chemist who with her Husband conducted pioneering research on emotion and enthusiastic ambition enjoyed by those
radioactivity. She won the Nobel Prize twice and was one of the first to invent a who read it.
mobile x-ray machine. The details of her life and achievements are all recorded
under Marie Curie.org.uk. Michelle Obama comes across as a genuine and
likeable woman who is driven by her passions and
As a result of all her work supported by many around her - family, friends and
the Marie Curie Charity was staff. At the same time, she is a devoted daughter,
started to provide care and wife and mother. This led one of our group to
support free of charge for comment, ‘What a woman!’, a phrase none of us
people and their families could disagree with!
living with terminal illness. To
provide end of life care Our discussion also covered the differences and
day and night and the similarities in politics both here and in America, and
challenges in the coming how many ‘racial’ eye-openers it offered in how
years is getting more and people of colour are treated in America, and
more difficult as more possibly in the UK too.
people are living longer
and alone and need help A recommended read,
and assistance in their last ultimately uplifting and
12 weeks of life. They do try to keep patients in their own homes if possible. inspiring, but with passages of sadness and some
surprises too!
It is a wonderful charity and needs all our support.
Unfortunately as costs spiral many people face a Winter of worry and hardship. As ‘The Lido’ by Libby Paige
always the WI leads the national conversation, lobbying the government to do
more to help those in need. That is why we are supporting the Warm This Winter A lovely read, enjoyed by most of the group, The
campaign which calls on the Government to put in place a package of Lido explores a wide range of topics including
measures to address this crisis. mental health and well-being, loneliness and
isolation, and community, from the perspective of
Our next Meeting is on Wednesday, 16th November at the Sports Club for different generations.
Christmas Arts and Crafts. Everybody Welcome.
The story is set in Brixton, London and revolves
around the local swimming lido which is on the brink
of closure. We are introduced to various members

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