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A reading circle for The Marriage Portrait in Vancouver.

Just finished The Marriage Portrait, or dying to start? mutuals matches you with a handful of nearby readers who want to read and talk about it too. Small circles, walking distance, no group chat to mute.

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31 readers across Vancouver share the taste behind The Marriage Portrait, especially in Kitsilano and Mount Pleasant.

Cover of The Marriage Portrait

by Maggie O'Farrell

Read The Marriage Portrait with people nearby.

Some books you finish and immediately want to talk about, and The Marriage Portrait is one of them. Reading it alone, you have nowhere to put the reaction. A small circle of readers a few streets over gives the book somewhere to land: a standing reason to meet, argue a little, and hear how the same pages hit someone else's life.

We wrote a full The Marriage Portrait discussion guide for your first meeting: questions, themes, and a suggested format.

Three steps. One intro.

  1. 01
    Sign up & pick your tastes

    We start you off with The Marriage Portrait. Add your Vancouver neighbourhood, plus a few more books and genres you love.

  2. 02
    We find your circle

    A handful of readers nearby who share your taste, including others who loved The Marriage Portrait.

  3. 03
    Meet over coffee

    One intro email, then the circle is yours. No app needed, no pressure to finish the book.

About The Marriage Portrait book clubs.

Can't find it? Email [email protected].

How do I join a book club for The Marriage Portrait in Vancouver?

Sign up on mutuals, pick your Vancouver neighbourhood, and add The Marriage Portrait. We'll match you with a handful of nearby readers who want to read it too. Free to sign up. You only pay $15 when we find your circle.

How many people are in a mutuals reading circle?

Each reading circle has four to eight people. Small enough that everyone talks, big enough that it still works if someone can't make it one month.

Do we only read The Marriage Portrait?

Your circle picks its books together. The Marriage Portrait is how we match you with readers on the same wavelength. Where the group reads next is up to all of you.