Navigation

Related Articles

Filter by Category

Filter by Author

Back to Latest Articles
English Faculty Recommended Reads: Wk beginning 1st June

English Faculty Recommended Reads: Wk beginning 1st June


Lynn Court
Lynn Court
English Faculty Recommended Reads: Wk...

‘Things Fall Apart’ (1958) by Chinua Achebe

A worldwide bestseller, Amazon summarises ‘Things Fall Apart,’’ as the compelling story of one man’s battle to protect his community against the forces of change.

Okonkwo is the greatest wrestler and warrior alive, and his fame spreads throughout West Africa. But when he accidentally kills a clansman, things begin to fall apart. Then Okonkwo returns from exile to find missionaries and colonial governors have arrived in the village. With his world thrown radically off-balance he can only hurtle towards tragedy.

‘The writer in whose company the prison walls fell down’ Nelson Mandela – High praise indeed.

Related Articles

Keep Reading!
Reading

Keep Reading!

We’ve set a variety of reading challenges for years 7-13 this week. Whether you’re reading for pleasure, pure escapism, research or preparation for A Level/higher...

Posted on by Danielle Bowe
A Love of Reading – at the core of BMS
Reading

A Love of Reading – at the core of BMS

It was great to start the week with a Monday Magic Moment from Lead Practitioner for English and Whole School Literacy Ms Bowe, encouraging us all to promote our own personal love...

Posted on by Jeremy Turner