May book - Leave to Remain - Abbas El Zein.
Abbas El Zein's latest book, Leave to Remain, is a memoir about growing up in civil-war Lebanon and migrating to the west. He is a featured writer at the Sydney Writers Festival. If you are planning your Festival trip, he is in a free group presentations: Lived Lives on May 21, 10 to 11am, and Conflict and Childhood, on May 23 1.30 to 2.30 SDC4. He is also free at Ashfield Library on May 21, 6.30-7.30, but you have to book on 97161810.

We had a good time discussing The Boat at Sue's place on Sunday and decided that the April bookgroup - The Elegance of the Hedgehog will be held at Margaret's place.

Congratulations to Pat on her new grandson.