{"product_id":"the-names","title":"The Names - Tuesdays from 3rd November","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead and discuss this emotional, gripping novel of the consequences and possibilities given to us with the gift of a name \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHighlights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJoin this book club \u003c\/strong\u003eand gain extra motivation to read in English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e7 hours of live classes\u003c\/strong\u003e to help you develop fluent speaking in English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiscuss \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecompelling themes\u003c\/strong\u003e of family, choice, and the consequences of decisions\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBe corrected by an expert English teacher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eto remove errors and mistakes\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePractise and develop your English online in this 7 week English book club course reading and discussing Florence Knapp's debut novel The Names. 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book Club book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Names \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eis a much talked about debut with an unusual structure; the story of three names, three versions of a life, and the differing consequences that follow one decision.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is 1987 and Cora and her nine-year-old daughter go to register the birth of her son. Will she name the baby after her domineering husband Gordon, following his family tradition?  Or should she call him Bear, a name chosen by his sister?  Or he is Julian, Cora's choice, thinking it will help him to become his own person?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of three names, and three versions of a life, and of the consequences that a single decision can cause.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCHOSEN AS A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eEVENING STANDARD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e BOOK OF 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'I've just been blown away by the best debut novel in years . . . A genius idea for a book'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wildly original and emotionally profound'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eObserver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An unadulterated success: moving, evocative and utterly convincing'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Beautifully written, and wise and tender . . . 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