Read and discuss this profound, atmospheric depiction of a historical moment on a Scottish island
Highlights
- Join this book club and gain extra motivation to read in English
- 4 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English
- Discuss connection and language in this powerful & thought-provoking novel
- Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes
Practise and develop your English online in this advanced course featuring Carys Davies prize-winning short novel Clear. Each week you read some chapters, discuss them in class and improve specific areas of vocabulary or grammar while also examining literary aspects of the novel. Personalised feedback improves your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation.
The Book Club book
In 1843, Ivar, the only inhabitant of a remote Scottish island, finds a man unconscious on the beach. The stranger is John Ferguson, a church minister sent to evict Ivar and instead use the island for sheep. Unaware of his mission, Ivar looks after Ferguson and a fragile connection slowly forms between them, despite not speaking each other's language. Meanwhile, on the mainland, Mary, John's wife, awaits his news.
This is a powerful story, constructed with tension and tenderness: a touching study of ordinary people, caught up in their moment of history.
WINNER OF THE WALES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025
WINNER OF THE ONDAATJE PRIZE 2025
'An exquisite, hopeful masterpiece' Rachel Joyce
'A poignant, profound depiction of both solitude and connection. Carys Davies has written a masterful, discreetly sublime book' Hernan Diaz
Geoff says:
"This novella is a marvel of storytelling, exquisitely told, poignant, gripping and atmospheric. It tells the story of the 'highland clearances' in which local people were forced off the land for the profit of rich landowners."
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| 18+ | |
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Online class size |
Maximum 8 participants, on Zoom, using break-out rooms for increased speaking and discussion |
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