*NEW* Reading Group for STAFF

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Do you recognize these famous quotes?

“Curiouser and curiouser!”

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ……”

“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a fortune must be in want of a wife. ”

“Heathcliff!  Cathy!”

“My dear, I don’t give a damn!”

“42“

“He thought that orcs, unlike human beings, were simple and uncomplicated creatures“ 

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If you do – you need to join a reading group!
If you don’t – you definitely need to join a reading group!
Join the Book Buddies!  

This  fun, friendly  staff reading group will first meet after Ocober half term.   Come and talk about books you like …  or even books you don’t like!
Interested? 
Contact Zoe Pinder the Bookmeister by Friday 19th October to express interest.
This reading group comes to you courtesy of the Library at Rhos Campus ……
See you there!

Student Reading Group – Recruiting Now!

 

Students can already share their opinions and favourite/most hated reads in the Blog Off and Read! group on Moodle.

BUT

Would you like to meet up with other like-minded students on a regular basis to chat about the ‘read of the week’ and share ideas face to face?

Is that a YES!?!

Well then, you’ll need to contact our Senior Information officer Pat Hebron and she’ll do the rest.

Send an email to p.hebron@llandrillo.ac.uk with your -

Name

ID Number

Course

Preferred Contact Email

Times of the week that would suit you best

Reading Group – The Mammoth Cheese

 

This months title is The Mammoth Cheese by Sheri Holman

 

Click here to learn more about the author

Click here to read reviews about the book

Take a look at the links below to learn more about the setting of the book

 

 

 An article about the original Thomas Jefferson Mammoth Cheese.  The site also has resources that explore the links between religion, liberty, economics and politics in the US.

 

 

 

And after he got the huge cheese, he got huge bread! Imagine the indegestion…

 

 Learn more about the man himself in this comprehensive encyclopedia.

 

 

Read about some of the real issues affecting American small farmers in this forum.  

 

 

 

Virginia is a stunningly beautiful place, but the rural areas of the book’s setting do have their problems.

 

 

 

The issue of large multiple births was also in the news not so long ago and media comment reflects the change in society’s attitude to the family concerned (this very much relates to the book’s narrative)

Reading Group – The Daughter of Time

This months title is the Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey.

Click here to learn more about the author

Click here to see reviews of the book

Take a look at the links below to find out more about the historical setting of the novel!

The Richard the Third Society - to restore the reputation of Richard III! Also has good information on the War of the Roses and Britain in the 15th Century.

BBC British History Timelines - explore the history of Britain and the political setting of the book with the BBC.

War of the Roses.com – excellent overview of the period including the battles and personalities involved.

Channel 4 History – the ‘real’ story of Perkin Warbeck. Also has links to the Channel 4 programme ‘Britians Real Monarch’.