Read and discuss this humorous, life-affirming adventure story of friendship and self-discovery
Highlights
- Join this book club and gain extra motivation to read in English
- 7 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English
- Read this fun and lively book and discuss determination, friendship and second chances in life
- Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes
Practise and develop your English online in this 7 week English book club course using Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce. 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
It's 1950. Margery Benson realises that her life is going nowhere and so quits her job, and decides to travel to the South Pacific to look for a beetle unknown to science. By advertising for a travelling companion she finds Enid Pretty, the complete opposite of who Margery initially had in mind.
This is an escapist story, an amusing and idiosyncratic adventure in which the characters push themselves to their limits. But it is also a sensitive exploration of female friendship with profound and touching moments.
WOMAN & HOME BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR and A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Shortlisted for the 2021 WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE | BEST PUBLISHED NOVEL.
Geoff says:
This is an escapist story, an amusing and idiosyncratic adventure in which the characters push themselves to their limits. But it is also a sensitive exploration of female friendship with profound and touching moments.
'The perfect escape novel for our troubled times.' PATRICK GALE
WOMAN & HOME BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR and A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Shortlisted for the 2021 WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE | BEST PUBLISHED NOVEL.
Geoff says:
"Rachel Joyce wrote The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. This book also has an unlikely protagonist, amusing memorable characters, and is surprisingly warm, tender and life-affirming."
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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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