An opportunity for librarians in Edinburgh schools to share ideas about leisure reading for particular age groups to allow us to extend recommendations for all ages and stages
Thursday, 13 November 2008
I'm adding this here because I am not yet sure whether everyone or only Di can read my reply to her request for new senior titles so it may be a repeat !
I read lots this summer and amongst the best was "the Road home" by Rose Tremain. It is a heart rending story of an immigrant man who comes to Britain from an impoverished East European country . His wife has died but he is desperate to improve the lives of his mother and daughter back home. The book charts his physical and emotional struggle as an immigrant, trying to adjust to his loneliness and a very different culture. His journey 'home' is harrowing but beautifully told. I think it would work well for a special study (but with a fair smattering of sexual encounters it would need to be for someone with a bit of maturity)
I'm adding this here because I am not yet sure whether everyone or only Di can read my reply to her request for new senior titles so it may be a repeat !
I read lots this summer and amongst the best was "the Road home" by Rose Tremain. It is a heart rending story of an immigrant man who comes to Britain from an impoverished East European country . His wife has died but he is desperate to improve the lives of his mother and daughter back home. The book charts his physical and emotional struggle as an immigrant, trying to adjust to his loneliness and a very different culture. His journey 'home' is harrowing but beautifully told. I think it would work well for a special study (but with a fair smattering of sexual encounters it would need to be for someone with a bit of maturity)