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What is the Classics Department reading?
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.
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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.


Ms Scalvini| is r eading ‘Ravenna’ by Judith Herrin which she says is “WONDERFUL”, and “full of exceptional images and outrageously colourful characters”, especially the “powerful women”.




Reverend Merceron is r eading ‘Dominion – the Making of the Western Mind’ by Tom Holland (nope, that’s not the British actor from ‘Spider Man’ - I googled it) which he calls a “popular tour de force”.

If you need even more recommendations, I found ‘Song of Achilles’ by Madeline Miller to be exceptional. I also have a blog about books which you can find on Instagram: @pollyblogsbooks Mr Sands is enjoying ‘The Silence of the Girls’ by Pat Barker because it retells the story of Troy from a female perspective, which “has been particularly helpful for my teaching of some key texts.” I can myself attest to the high quality of his lessons!


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