• A copy of that months quite brilliant book club book (please collect from Portobello Books as soon as you have booked)
• A glass of wine (or soft drink) on arrival to help get the conversation started
• Cheese. Lots of cheese to keep the discussion flowing

For May we have selected The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft

A propulsive, beguiling novel about eight translators and their search for a world-renowned author who goes missing in a primeval Polish forest. The translators, who hail from eight different countries but share the same reverence for their beloved author, begin to investigate where she may have gone while proceeding with work on her masterpiece. But doing so reveals secrets — and deceptions — of Irena Rey’s that they are utterly unprepared for. Forced to face their differences as they grow increasingly paranoid in this fever dream of isolation and obsession, soon the translators are tangled up in a web of rivalries and desire, threatening not only their work but the fate of their beloved author herself. This hilarious, thought-provoking second outing by award-winning translator and author Jennifer Croft is a brilliant examination of art, celebrity, the natural world, and the power of language.

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