Nellibobs Recommends…Willa Cather
The supreme Brian Nellist a.k.a Nellibobs is back with another illuminating insight into what he's been reading. In this instalment, he highly and wholeheartedly recommends O Pioneers! by Willa Cather...
If you want to have the real-life Nellibobs reading experience, there's still plenty of time to sign up to Brian's Dorset Delights course at Birkenhead Central Library. The course takes place each Thursday morning, 10.30am-12.30pm for the next nine weeks, exploring literature inspired by the county. Places on the course cost £60; £50 for pensioners, students and those on income support; £40 for Get Into Reading members and £30 for GIR members receiving income support.
To book your place, download a booking form here or e-mail Jessica Reeves: jessicareeves@thereader.org.uk
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2 thoughts on “Nellibobs Recommends…Willa Cather”
What a star!
Would love to be able to sample the Dorset Delights but regrettably work gets in the way.
By coincidence, I read Willa Cather’s short story ‘A Death in the Desert’ the other day. It’s a very good story about family, identity and love, and it’s difficult to know how to feel at the end of it. I doubt if I were to film a review of it I would be able to give it half as much gusto as Brian unfortunately. More Nellibobs!