Book Group - Reading for Pleasure (For Existing Students Only)
Course Outline:
This course encourages reading and the sharing of ideas through discussion, looking at the influence of our personal history and how it relates to our preferences in book selection today.
Please Bring:
Please purchase or come with the following books:
*Term 1 - 2024 Booklist:
Yellowface Rebecca F. Kuang
The Soumate Sally Hepworth
Birthday Stories Haruki Murakami
About the Tutor:
Margaret Baird is a trained English teacher. She currently works as an Individual and Couple Councillor in private practice. Leading groups both in the self-help and the book group area has been her special interest. She is currently a member of two book groups and is keen to encourage enrichment through reading and discussion.
This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.
Course testimonials:
- Course great as always. I prefer a normal class but thank you for making zoom possible.
- In spite of covid and only meeting via zoom I think we had another wonderful year of exciting and challenging books to read and discuss under the inspirational and encouraging leadership of Margaret. Looking forward to another great year in 2021.
- Margaret puts a lot of thought, work and effort into our sessions in reading for pleasure. We all enjoy the group and return for more the next term.
- Excellent course. I appreciate the effort the college has made to improve the facilities in the meeting room. Air con coffee etc. Louise
- I thoroughly enjoyed the 5 week course. Time of day and venue worked perfectly for me. I would strongly recommend it. Such fun.
- I value the opportunity to connect with friends I have made in this group. Margaret chooses interesting books which encourage much discussion.
- As always, another stimulating term of discussion, controversy and illumination.
- I have been doing this course for years. It is very interesting and a marvellous group of people. I have enrolled for next term already.
- I enjoyed the trainer and the participants
- Margaret is an excellent facilitator who is passionate about the books we read.