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The next online book group will discuss dress in Yonge’s novels: how does dress delineate character? How do descriptions of dress contribute to the narrative?

The AGM and Autumn Meeting will be on 22nd November at Open Ealing. We’ll be discussing blended and step- families in CMY’s work, including The Young Stepmother which is a favourite with many of our members. . Our keynote speaker will be Hannah Rosefield, a writer and researcher with a keen interest in blended families in all their forms. She’s well qualified to speak on this topic as she   has  a Ph.D. in English from Harvard University, where she wrote a thesis about stepmothers in Victorian literature and culture, focusing on works by writers including Charlotte Mary Yonge, Elizabeth Gaskell, Mrs Henry Wood and Henry James. There will also be short contributions from members and plenty of opportunities to chat about all things Charlotte Yonge. Guests are welcome at the Autumn Meeting and if you’d like to attend please let us know via our Contact Us page.

The November book group meeting will discuss Chaplet of Pearls

The next book group will meet on Zoom on 2 August 2025 to discuss A Review of Nieces and Come to her Kingdom.

The next book group will discuss The Young Stepmother

For more information on the book group see this page

8 February 2025 Henrietta’s Wish 10 May 2025 The Young Stepmother 2 August 2025 A Review of Nieces and Come to Her Kingdom 8 November 2025 The Chaplet of Pearls 13 December 2025 Discussion on dress in CMY novels

The Christmas special meeting of the CMYF book group is on Saturday 14 December 2024 at 3 p.m. GMT, and will discuss Food and CMY. Contributions are invited of memorable meals in the books, CMY herself and food, or any aspect of 19th century meals that anyone cares to share

The next online book group meeting will discuss Under the Storm.

The online book group meeting on 11 May will be the first of two to discuss The Pillars of the House.