“I had a series of conversations with people who said things like: ‘I enjoy reading, and I don’t want to party as much any more,’” says 34-year-old Leela Morris, recalling how the book club she founded seven years ago came into being. Her friend and fellow book club member Eva Roberts, 35, laughs in agreement: “I remember texting you on my way back from a party. I was on the train, slightly drunk, thinking: ‘I’m too old for this, I need something a bit more wholesome!’”
And they weren’t alone. Soon Morris had gathered a group of five other regular members including her mum Linda, who’s “just like one of our friends”.
