easy peasy reading group discussion

was thinking of books around the theme of village greens, maypoles, morris dancers, spring/mayday, garden fetes

ok, now I'm going to have to put my thinking cap on!

and no agatha christie with miss marple books lol

or midsomer murder lol

Agreed!

How about something by Barbara Pym? her best book is supposed to be Excellent Women, but I'm not sure if it's set in a village. Crampton Hodnet sounds like it would be though.

Edited to add: I thought of her because I read Some Tame Gazelle, which was set in a village and was all about two spinster sisters. One expended all her maternal instincts on the various curates who came to the village. The other had an unrequited passion for the vicar. It sounds drippy, but was very funny as she laid bare the various characters' foibles (although she wasn't mean in the way she did it). It was full of having tea with the vicar, baking for fetes and other villagy things. I know she's written other books set in villages, so I think she's worth considering.

Interesting! This is a test for the grey matter

The English Village:History and Traditions
ISBN:1843177129

was thinking An Irish Country Village by Patrick Taylor or a max hardcastle book about being an antique dealer in a yorkshire village

if you can come up any more ideas will put poll up in next few days

I'm not sure this fits with your thinking but I was recomended Village Witch, .

ooops, The Village Witch appears to be a duff choice. I've not been able to track down a copy, has anyone else?

Chris wrote: "ooops, The Village Witch appears to be a duff choice. I've not been able to track down a copy, has anyone else?"

its out of stock tried 4 different sites etc

I haven't been able to get hold of a copy either:(

http://troybooks.co.uk/Village-Witch.... this is a link to the publishers where you can get the book from