So at last, the WI and Young Farmers is not enough to keep the locals entertained and the power of the book group is to be felt in Ambridge. It's about time too. Usha Gupta (local solicitor, married to vicar) is starting one and has asked best friend Ruth Archer (irritating Geordie farmer) to join as a way of distracting her from the stresses and strains of juggling calving and the running of Brookfield Farm with her responsibilities as a mother of three and her marriage to David (guilt ridden and frequently absent after death of brother-in-law Nigel Pargetter - even the non-Archers fans must be aware of this). The big questions, for those of us who care about these things, are who else will Usha invite to join the book group, will they drink wine and gossip and what will they read. So far all we know is that they won't be starting with War and Peace (which I would judge a wise decision) and, astonishingly, she has invited a man - Jim Lloyd - to join. Since Jim is a retired professor of History, perhaps we can expect an interesting selection of books and some high quality discussion....... just like us!
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