Local Lynx No. 150 - June/July 2023

novel set in California in the early
1960s. Elizabeth Zott the lead
character, is a research chemist
trying to succeed in a male
dominated field. Elizabeth is an
extraordinary, quirky, and
intelligent feminist who meets her
soul mate. They become an
unconventional couple until events
collide. We then jump forward to
Elizabeth as a single mother,
forced to host a cookery show “Supper at Six” after
being driven out of her research job. Elizabeth is not
just teaching women how to cook supper, she is daring
them to change the status quo.
Elizabeth’s character is unwaveringly blunt and
honest who will not conform to the conventions of the
day. She is brave and a survivor who determined to
raise her child to enquire, question and not accept the
ordinary.
As a group we all absolutely loved the book. It is a
fresh sparkling, stylish novel which is witty, comic and
yet heart wrenching. Gamus has created a fabulous
heroine in Elizabeth but also all the other characters are
equally unique. Anyone who reads this book will never
forget Six Thirty, a dog with a vocabulary of over 600
words! Never has a canine character been so enjoyable.
The book feels like a celebration for all the
pioneering, unsung women who had to battle to prove
themselves in male led careers or who just didn’t
conform to society’s norm. Elizabeth Zott is changing
the world in thirty-minute lessons at a time. Bookworm
score 5/5.
Jane Hiscocks
CHURCH NEWS
We held an additional service at St John’s on Easter
Sunday, which was well-attended, as was the Easter
Egg hunt on the sunny afternoon. Thanks to those who
participated, and to the kind donators of the eggs and
finally to the creators of the lovely Easter display in the
corner by the knoll.
Work on the Bishop of Norwich's church buildings
commission is currently consisting of collating the huge
amount of information it has received from those who
contributed to the survey. It is on track to publish the
outcomes later this summer. A well written guide on the
churches commission is provided on the entry page on
this link: https://www.dioceseofnorwich.org/
churches/buildings/the-church-buildingscommission/church-buildings-commission-faqs/.
We held our parochial church council annual general
meeting recently, where we elected new members to
extend our committee and decided to hold more regular
meetings to plan events, fundraising and maintenance of
the church and grounds. We would like to remind
readers that Stiffkey’s church, St John’s, needs your
help, financial or otherwise. We need support to run
activities that enable us to preserve our splendid
building and grounds. We want it to remain a pleasant
place for us all and our visitors. We are considering
running a regular Saturday morning stall on the knoll,
selling locally produced items. If you think you would
be able to help by contributing and/or occasionally
running the stall or have other ideas to support us,
please contact me on apduff@outlook.com Alan Duff
COASTAL MARSH ARTISTS
When you are reading this our nine-day north
norfolk open studio trail beginning on the 27th May will
have kicked off and is ending on the 4th June 2023.
The open studio days are a unique opportunity to
gain insight into the artists’ working practices, and to
see work that is only available for the nine-day event.
The Coastal Marsh Artists’ studios are scattered
along the coast road (A149), from Burnham-Overy-
Town through to Salthouse as well as meandering
through the Glaven Valley to Binham, Wiveton, Bale,
Hindringham and Glandford. The range of the artist
disciplines is uniquely wide – printmaking, landscape
paintings, sculpture, abstract expressionism, still-life
paintings and ceramics.
This year in addition to opening our studio doors
we’ve also got a small piece group exhibition at Guy
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