Classics Club - Madame Bovary

For our second classics club, and June's meetup, we're reading Gustav Flaubert's scandalous Madame Bovary.

Emma Bovary is an avid reader of sentimental novels; brought up on a Normandy farm and convent-educated, she longs for romance. At first, Emma pins her hopes on marriage, but life with her well-meaning husband in the provinces leaves her bored and dissatisfied. She seeks escape through extravagant spending sprees and, eventually, adultery. As Emma pursues her impossible reverie she seals her own ruin.

Join us at a bi-monthly book club, tackling a classic you might not have read since school.

Your ticket includes a soft drink and snacks, and a $2 donation to Literacy For Life, a First Nations-run charity training local people to deliver literacy classes in their communities.

Your ticket does not include the book.
Classics club picks will have 10% off in store for the month before the meet-up - we'll likely have a couple of different editions, but you can take your pick. Pop in to choose your favourite.

If you prefer audiobooks, there's a list on Libro.fm of our book club picks.

Book club tickets are non-refundable. 10% off runs for the month preceding the meet-up. Store gift cards cannot be used for events (yet!).

Reading and writing on the unceded land of the Turrbal and Yuggera peoples. We respect and acknowledge Elders past and present, and all First Nations storytellers. Every story on our shelves sits alongside the world’s oldest living stories, reminding us that stories are not just read, but also lived and passed on.