Read and discuss this stunning novel of music and connection amidst hostage taking at the vice-President's party
- Join this book club and gain extra motivation to read in English
- 5 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English
- Discuss crisis, and connection, strength and frailty
- Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes
Practise and develop your English online in this 5 week English book club course using Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. 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
A really interesting mix of thriller, romance, comedy, as well as being a novel of ideas, Bel Canto is a literary novel you just can’t put down.
A fancy birthday party is being held at the home of the vice president of a South American country. Roxane Coss, opera's most well known soprano, has entranced the international guests with her singing. However, what was a lovely evening becomes something else as terrorists take everyone hostage. However, as time moves on, the terror subsides and militants and hostages create unexpected connections, and people from different continents become compatriots, friends, and lovers.
"Blissfully romantic....A strange, terrific, spellcasting story." -- San Francisco Chronicle
Geoff says:
"This is a prize-winning novel - Winner of The Women’s Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. It is a story for music lovers - somehow the reader hears the music that pours out of this beautiful novel."
Only 8 places available. Click Add to Cart to reserve your place.
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| Age | 18+ |
| Online class size | Maximum 8 participants, on Zoom, using break-out rooms for increased speaking and discussion |
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