Maybe consider reading Lady Chatterley's Lover. Controversial, scandalous, and even banned when published in the late 1920s. Those risqué scenes are rather tame by today's standards, though the very mention of the title makes the mind go straight to. . .
. . .well, you know. . .
It has been a few years since I have read it, but when you asked the book club question, I thought about how interesting it could be to read and discuss it now.
Lots to talk about
: Women's roles, then and now, and all that stuff in between. Class distinction. The characters. Lawrence's use of language. More things, too, that I can't think of right now.
Downton Abbey fans might enjoy reading about Lady Chatterley. It's about that time.
Well, good luck with whatever you choose. I think I have just talked myself into a Kindle download of Lady Chatterley's Lover. It's a classic, after all.