Evening Class -

Maeve Binchy

Dell

1996

537 páginas

17h 54m

ISBN-10: 0440223202

Aidan Dunne, a middle-aged Latin teacher, has lost out on his bid to become headmaster of his Dublin school. Lonely and estranged from his family, he dreams of returning to Italy, where he had spent several holidays as a young man. Aidan is given the opportunity to start a program of evening classes at the school, and to his delight, Signora appears and offers herself as a teacher of Italian language and culture. Signora is a native Dubliner who followed her Italian lover to Sicily 20 years earlier, knowing he would not marry her, but living for the times he could slip away from his wife and family. His sudden death has brought her home. Her enthusiasm and energy attract students of all ages to her class, and the novel is their story, as well as hers and Aidan Dunne's. Relationships between the young students and their parents and the relationships that develop among the students in the class are vividly portrayed. The climax of the book, a class trip to Italy, involves a threat of murder, a chance for Signora to return to Sicily, and the opportunity for several of the students to demonstrate their resourcefulness as well as their language skills.

Resenhas (2)

4 (Muito bom)

Um excelente passa tempo

Li a versão em inglês. Minha vizinha Pat me emprestou.

De fácil leitura, prende a gente até o final. Um excelente passa tempo.
O final não é exceptional... Meio que esperado, mas pelo menos é bem rápido.

Muito interessante para quem está começando a aprender italiano.

O que aprendi? Não muito. Como disse é um excelente passa tempo. Mas se eu me esforçar para tirar uma lição ou outra, diria que:

1- Professores podem ser inovadores e motivadores.

2- Dinheiro não é essencial para a felicidade. (Concordo que dinheiro ajuda muito... mas essencial não é).