Serenity Booksellers Book Club

The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne by Rob Currie is our Book Club Read for September!

It was (pretty much) a unanimous decision for our next bookclub read: Rob Currie's The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne - a wild, blackly funny, brilliantly twisty literary-crime novel that The Times describes as a bloody yet surprisingly warm-hearted spin on The Godfather. Copies are now available in both shops and don't forget bookclub members get 10% off the bookclub pick.

About the book:

Babs Dionne, doting grandmother and vicious crime matriarch, rules her small town with an iron fist. She controls the flow of drugs into its borders with the help of her loyal lieutenants, girlfriends since they were teenagers, and her eldest daughter, Lori, a former soldier struggling with addiction.

When a drug cartel discovers that its numbers are down in the area, they send a malevolent force, known only as The Man, to investigate. At the same time, Babs's youngest daughter, Sis, has gone missing, which doesn't seem at all like a coincidence. In twenty-four hours, Sis will be found dead, and the whole town will seek shelter from Babs's wrath...

Next Book Club dates:

Tuesday 29th September - Romiley Daytime

11am - 12pm - Romiley Bookshop

Wednesday 30th September - Stockport Evening

6pm - 7pm - Stockport Bookshop

7:30pm - 8:30pm - Stockport Bookshop

Thursday 1st October - Romiley Evening

6pm - 7pm - Grapevine Romiley

7.30pm - 8.30pm - Romiley Bookshop

We don't charge for Book Club and have always wanted these to be accessible and open to everyone. However, with the rising costs of everything, we are asking for a contribution of £2 per person as a donation, only if you are comfortable and able to. We don't want money to be a barrier to accessing the Book Club community so this will be completely voluntary. Your support is always appreciated and thank everyone that buys the Book Club book and more.

Want to sign up? Let us know at the counter of either shop or message us and we will add you to the Book Club Mailing List, where you’ll get exclusive member offers throughout the year and always a 10% off the book choice for the month. No lock-ins or monthly obligations to come every single month, but we guarantee it is so welcoming and fun, you won’t want to miss it!