The Artist - Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays from 7th September

Read and discuss this wonderfully atmospheric debut novel, set in Provence, about creativity, freedom and possession Highlights Join this English book club course and gain extra motivation to read in English 7 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English Discuss the creative process, secrets and emotion, in this atmospheric mystery Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes Use and improve your English in this 7 week English book club course using The Artist by Lucy Steeds. Each week you read some chapters, discuss them in class and improve specific areas of vocabulary or grammar while also examining literary aspects of the novel. Personalised feedback improves your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. The Book Club book This is a wonderfully evocative mystery, set in Provence in the 1920s. Joseph, a young journalist, is invited to the south of France to interview a great painter of the age, Edouard Tartuffe. There he also meets the artist's niece, Ettie, who is there to help her uncle. But each of them has their secrets. And, over this hot summer, the secrets will be revealed. WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES DEBUT PRIZE 2025 LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025 A RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME A TELEGRAPH AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR Geoff says: "Come to the south of France for a journey into art, passion and secrets. This is a prize-winning debut - highly recommended!" Only 8 places available. Click Add to Cart to reserve your place. The book Genre: Historical fiction; Romance; Literary fiction Language: British English Suitable for: Upper Intermediate - people new to reading in English Text: Original Length: average read 49 pages a week Dates & time Mondays from 7th September-19th October 19.30 CET (Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome & most EU) 18.30 (UTC+1/GMT+1) London, UK, Portugal 20.30 Greece, Ukraine 20.30 Turkey, Saudi Arabia 13.30 EST (New York/Boston) 14.30 Brasília BRT, (UTC -3:00) or Tuesdays from 8th September-20th October 17.30 CET (Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome & most EU) 16.30 (UTC+1/GMT+1) London, UK, Portugal 18.30 Greece, Ukraine 18.30 Turkey, Saudi Arabia 11.30 EST (New York/Boston) 12.30 Brasília BRT, (UTC -3:00) or Wednesdays from 9th September-21st October 13.00 CET (Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome & most EU); 12.00 (UTC+1/GMT+1) London, UK, Portugal 14.00 CET Turkey, Greece, Saudi Arabia, 07.00 EDT Boston/New York 08.00 Brasília BRT, (UTC -3:00) 20.00 Seoul/Tokyo Age 18+ Online class size Maximum 8 participants, on Zoom, using break-out rooms for increased speaking and discussion What you learn To express your ideas clearly, concisely & accurately To improve specific areas of grammar and vocabulary To stop making repeated errors and mistakes To summarise arguments, highlighting significant points To develop discussions with related comments & feedback To overcome any gaps by paraphrasing or rephrasing To socialise fluently and spontaneously Your teacher Geoff Hardy-Gould, BSc, MBA, CTEFLA, DTEFLA. Over 20 years' experience of UK language schools. Speaker at: 2026 IATEFL Conference; 2025 Literature SIG Conference; 2024 IATEFL Conference; 2023 IATEFL TechLit! Exploring crossovers between technology and literature; 2022 Extensive Reading Foundation; 2021 TESOL Italia