The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson | The South London Book Club

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson | The South London Book Club

As we head into spooky season, joing us for a classic haunting story!

By The South London Book Club

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The Roundhouse

2 North Side Wandsworth Common London SW18 2SS United Kingdom

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 hours

Nominated by our newest member, our September book will be Shirley Jackson's 'The Haunting of Hill House' - made even more famous by the recent Netflix series!

Here's a little bit about the book:

It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a "haunting"; Theodora, the lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers—and soon it will choose one of them to make its own.

Can't go wrong, can we?!

We will likely be a group of 6. If you are new to the Group, just come along and don't be apprehensive. We were all first timers once. You don't need to bring the book but make sure you have read it and bring your opinions!

If you are attending for the first time, we will likely all be in far corner of the pub. Imagine that you are standing in front of the long bit of the bar, go left, up the steps and we will try to be sitting in the top left-land corner of the pub.If you cannot make it, please adjust your RSVP, it helps us to organise seating.

We will have a piece of A4 on our table displaying our lovely logo! Do bring an idea of what book we put in the schedule next.

Here's to a great time discussing The Haunting of Hill House, 7pm at The Roundhouse.

Best wishes,

Emily

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The South London Book Club

Hi everyone,

We are a relaxed, friendly and not too serious book club based in Clapham and we meet on the first Tuesday of every month at The Roundhouse pub.

We also run Online every third Tuesday of the month with a different book.

Our events at The Roundhouse are run by Emily. David and Rob do the online session.

We plan events two months out: if you cannot make the next event look through the list of forthcoming meetings to see if a subsequent date is more convenient.

In addition we regularly attend The Roundhouse pub quiz as a team and have enjoyed days out including the British Library, the Reading Room of the British Museum and the Dickens Museum. If there is something bookish in London that you have always wanted to visit, we might be the Group for you!

Note that the number of registered attendees for an event isn't a great guide to the number that will join us. Many regulars get the book, read it, then sign up to come along in the days before our meeting. We are typically six or seven on the night for the in-person events at The Roundhouse.

Please bring an idea for next month's book (which you haven't already read!), and we'd love to see you there.

Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions about how it works.

South London Book Club

Free
Sep 2 · 7:00 PM GMT+1