Book Fair

As I told you late in January, there's a book fair in the Pit (EOI's big hole leading to cafeteria and auditorium). It's bigger than I expected, with quite a load of books, both for adults and children. If you feel like it, just pop in and have a look... there might be something that catches you eye and gets you reading, right?

They'll be here for two days, Feb 8 & 9, and depending on how well they do, may come back again in a near future.

Do women really want to marry for money?

"A woman tries to get all she can out of a man. A man tries to get all he can into a woman." (popular quotation)

Personally, I absolutely disagree with this stereotypical view of women. However, recent research seems to support this idea... So, is it true that smart girls get minks, the way minks get minks.

The following article may be a challenging reading, as it contains many cultural references that you must work out, but it could be a subject for reflection:

  Want to read the entire article?         The Telegraph

English Book Fair

An independent book retailer will be holding a stand in the Pit (next to the cafeteria) on Feb 8-9 from 10:30 to 20:15 with all kind of English books and discounts up to 50%. Literature, reference (dictionaries, etc), children's, general fiction and the like.

It may be interesting for you (after all, on you way in or out of your lessons, you can just pop in and see if there's anything worth reading. 

See the poster: English Book Fair 

Reading Suggestion

If you are looking for a book that is entertaining, inspiring, and curious at a time, and not too hard for a reading, this could be a choice (8€):

Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

PLOT: January 1946: writer Juliet Ashton receives a letter from a stranger, a founding member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. And so begins a remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name.

As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, Juliet is drawn into the world of this man and his friends—and what a wonderfully eccentric world it is. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society—born when its members were discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island—boasts a charming, funny, deeply human cast of characters, from pig farmers to phrenologists, literature lovers all.

Juliet begins a remarkable correspondence with the society’s members, learning about their island, their taste in books, and the impact the recent German occupation has had on their lives. Captivated by their stories, she sets sail for Guernsey, and what she finds will change her forever.

Written with warmth and humor as a series of letters, this novel is a celebration of the written word in all its guises, and of finding connection in the most surprising ways.

Short video where one of the authors speaks about the book: VIDEO.

You can also read part of chapter one and value how hard you find its reading: EXCERPT