Book Groups
November 2025 – Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
November 2025 – Lady Tan’s Circle of Women Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See Lisa See’s historical novel Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
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Are books in your blood? Are you an in-your-face reader? A closet bookworm? MCG’s three Book Groups cater for those who love to read books and then talk about them. With our focus on Southeast Asian fiction and non-fiction, what better way to vicariously experience all the region has to offer? Once a month avid readers gather to discuss a book the group has chosen.
Belonging to a book group means additional enrolment and commitment, as each member hosts one morning session and acts as discussion leader once during the year. Following a meeting, the discussion leader writes a short review of the book and the group’s response, which is published in the MCG newsletter and on the website.
To give you a flavour of our reading experience, our recent selections are here.
November 2025 – Lady Tan’s Circle of Women Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See Lisa See’s historical novel Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
November 2025 – Growing Up Bin Laden Growing up Bin Laden – Najwa bin Laden & Omar bin Laden By Jean Sasson The book is
October 2025 – The Island of Sea Women The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See Our book club met at Surinder’s lovely home to
October 2025 – The Bonesetter’s Daughter The Bonesetter’s Daughter is a novel by acclaimed American author Amy Tan and is a multigenerational novel that explores the complex relationships between
September 2025 – The Golden Road The Golden Road by William Dalrymple The Golden Road – it could have been a textbook with a wealth of
September 2025 – The Last White Man The novel imagines a world where white-skinned people suddenly begin to wake up with darker skin and how
Please note that all reviews reflect the opinions of the individual reviewer, not the Malaysian Culture Group.
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