Silver Travel Book Club - December 2019
Andrew's Book of the Month
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Each month, we'll find out what Andrew is reading about a different destination, and two lucky Silver Travel Book Club readers can win a free copy of the month's book.
This month the Silver Travel Book Club – proudly sponsored by HF Holidays – is reading the literary classic ‘Jane Eyre’ by Charlotte Brontë.
Jane Eyre ranks as one of the greatest and most perennially popular works of English fiction. Although the poor but plucky heroine is outwardly of plain appearance, she possesses an indomitable spirit, a sharp wit and great courage.
She is forced to battle against the
exigencies of a cruel guardian, a harsh employer and a rigid social order. All
of which circumscribe her life and position when she becomes governess to the
daughter of the mysterious, sardonic and attractive Mr Rochester.
However, there is great kindness and
warmth in this epic love story, which is set against the magnificent backdrop
of the Yorkshire moors. Ultimately the grand
passion of Jane and Rochester
is called upon to survive cruel revelation, loss and reunion, only to be
confronted with tragedy.
HF Holidays – Book Club Weekends
Literary-based weekends perfect for dedicated bookworms!
The HF Book Club is a great way to holiday with like-minded book lovers to discuss your favourite works or discover something new in a relaxed and informal setting. Related guided sightseeing visits to key attractions are included. These holidays are perfect for solo travellers or you could come along with your book club.
The first HF Book Club Weekend – the Brontë Weekend – will be held in Yorkshire
from 31 January to 3 February 2020, and is now fully booked.
Silver Travel Advisor’s Literary Editor Andrew will be
at this fun and stimulating literary break, where one of
HF’s Leaders will be Lizzie
Enfield. Lizzie is a journalist,
literary commentator and author of four published novels, and is currently
working on a re-imagined contemporary version of Jane Eyre. Look for a Silver
Travel Book Club Q&A interview article with Lizzie in December.
Read an interview with Lizzie Enfield.
HF BOOK CLUB - Jane Austen Weekend in the South Downs
Dates and pricing:
25 - 28 Sep 2020 3 nights Was £385pp Now £285pp Save £100pp
Holiday highlights
- Immerse yourself in Austen's world
- Discuss your favourite works with fellow enthusiasts
- Visit Jane Austen's House Museum
- Try your hand at Regency dancing
What's included
- High-quality Full Board en-suite accommodation and excellent food in our country house
- Knowledgeable HF Holidays Leaders, to ensure you get the most from your holiday
How to win a copy of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Simply add a comment at the end of this page to tell us which is your favourite part of Yorkshire and why. The best comment will win a copy of this classic English novel.
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We had our honeymoon in Yorkshire nearly 40 yrs ago, so it has a special place in our hearts!
Judy
But if I were forced to choose a favourite part of Yorkshire, it would have to be the Dales. We had an idyllic few days there, some years after the C2C walk, bathed in May sunshine and exploring Aysgarth, Middleham and Leyburn. Heavenly.
Charlotte Bronte and her novels are synonymous with the wilder side of Yorkshire , so aptly summed up in her poem "Speak of the North"
SPEAK of the North! A lonely moor
Silent and dark and trackless swells,
The waves of some wild streamlet pour
Hurriedly through its ferny dells.
Profoundly still the twilight air, 5
Lifeless the landscape; so we deem,
Till like a phantom gliding near
A stag bends down to drink the stream.
And far away a mountain zone,
A cold, white waste of snow-drifts lies,
And one star, large and soft and lone,
Silently lights the unclouded skies.
I first read Jane Eyre in my teens and it is still one of those all time great favourites which repays rereading many times...
Thanks so much for kicking off the Silver Travel Book Club comments this month.
Look out for a separate article to be published on Silver Travel Advisor soon, where Lizzie Enfield - journalist, author and HF Holidays Brontë Book Club Leader - will give some interesting thoughts on the different themes within Jane Eyre, including its relevance today.
But for now, would you mind if we focused on the original classic novel. And do you have a favourite part of Yorkshire, iwent?