LITERATURE
What is the Classics D Mrs Canning is reading two books at the moment, the first of which being ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ about a group of OAPs in a retirement home solving murders. The second book is called ‘More than a Woman’ by Caitlin Moran which she describes as “very entertaining. I would personally recommend ‘How to be a Woman’, also by Moran.” Mr Jourdain has just finished ‘In the Shadow of Vesuvius’, which is “packed with the sort of stuff that made me want to study classics in the first place, and I became completely immersed in the world of the Romans”. He is now reading ‘Catallus’ Bedspread’ which he describes as “dazzling”. For any aspiring chefs who appreciate a good laugh, Mr Joudain recommends ‘Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat’ by Samin Nostrat.
Miss Daniels is about to star t ‘The Orchestra of Minorities’ by Chigozie Obioma, which is a contemporary twist of Homer’s Odyssey, set in Africa.