Daytime Book Group - The Women Are Not Fine by Hope Reese

Our evening book groups are hugely popular, but not everyone can commit to the same time each month or wants to go out in the evening. So we've launched a daytime book group during bookshop opening hours.

They're a chance for local people to get together, talk about books and to read outside of their typical reading lists and genres. Our booksellers will facilitate a discussion and ensure everyone gets a say.

In June we'll be reading The Women Are Not Fine by Hope Reese.

Poisonous solutions. At the turn of the 20th century, the women of Nagyrév, Hungary, were in trouble. Their stories were hauntingly similar: husbands who drank, who beat them, who made their lives unbearable.

The village midwife - their confidante - offered an answer: arsenic. Soon, women began slipping poison into their husbands' brandy, porridge, and stews. Over the next twenty years, the quiet village became the epicentre of one of the deadliest series of poisonings in modern history.

In The Women Are Not Fine, journalist Hope Reese pieces together archival newspapers, court documents, police records and more to uncover the truth behind this extraordinary case. Her findings serve as a stark warning: when women are pushed to the brink, the consequences can reverberate through history.

You can purchase the book separately at the bookshop if you wish to do so.

NB: We apologise for the inconvenience but our bookshop is currently not wheelchair accessible. 

The toilets are located on the ground floor. 

The event space/bookroom café is located at the top of a staircase (17 steps).

Please do get in touch if you’d like to know more details to plan your visit ahead. 

Email is: salomee@kemptownbookshop.co.uk