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Mayflower Book Club reads The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali

Mayflower Bookshop Leiden Breestraat 70, Leiden

Our April Book of the Month is the New York Times bestseller The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali. This novel is set in Tehran, Iran, and spans three decades, starting in the 1950s. It follows Ellie, whose family falls from riches, and her kind, brave friend Homa. The book follows the two girls […]

An Evening of Poetry Readings

Mayflower Bookshop Leiden Breestraat 70, Leiden

On Thursday May 7, join us at Mayflower Bookshop for an evening of poetry by students and alumni of the LAK Poetry Workshop at Leiden University. The aim of the evening is to share poetry, provide a platform for poets to try out new material, and give everyone interested an opportunity to gather and meet […]

Mayflower Book Club Social

Mayflower Bookshop Leiden Breestraat 70, Leiden

Instead of a designated book, the group will come together for a relaxed social. Everyone is encouraged to bring a beloved title and share what made it meaningful.

Van Gialli tot Montalbano

Mayflower Bookshop Leiden Breestraat 70, Leiden

Carmen van den Bergh over Italiaanse detectiveverhalen

‘Hunted Down’: Charles Dickens en Thomas Wainewright

Mayflower Bookshop Leiden Breestraat 70, Leiden

CRIME #5: Wim Tigges on Crime & Dickens Charles Dickens was fascinated with crime, and in particular with punishment. These are at least subsidiary themes in all of his novels and in many short stories, where petty and great criminals occur in plenty, from deceitful Mr. Jingle in The Pickwick Papers to the alleged murderer […]