Journal Entry 1 by Elddau1 from Yass, New South Wales Australia on Monday, June 20, 2011

(Different cover)
Paperback, 520 pages.

from Amazon.com Review:
'Maeve Binchy can always be counted on to spin an involving tale about ordinary people that brings out the extraordinary in everyone. In Evening Class, Binchy zooms in on the working-class of Dublin. Schoolteacher Aidan Dunne organizes an evening class in Italian with the help of Nora O'Donoghue, an Irishwoman returning home after 26 years in Sicily. When the somewhat squashed-by-life denizens of the surrounding neighborhood take the unexpected step of enrolling in the class, they find their lives transformed...'
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I bought this in a second hand shop in Oberon, New South Wales after spending a lovely couple of days with my brother and his three boys at the magical Jenolan Caves.
I couldn't believe my luck when I found such a great find amongst the tatty books on the shelf. I was looking for some reading for my mother-in-law but was keen for this for myself too.
 

Journal Entry 2 by Elddau1 at Yass, New South Wales Australia on Monday, June 20, 2011

Borrowed by countdebeans' mother.
And returned. 

Journal Entry 3 by Elddau1 at Yass, New South Wales Australia on Monday, June 20, 2011

Rating: 7*
This was a good little read - well, not so little but it does read quickly. It was a nice cosy read except that I was waiting for something (more) to happen. As I progressed through the chapters I realised nothing much was happening to the group. It’s more about the individuals that make up the group and their separate lives. They just happen to come together in the evening class. The events that tie them together are very light.
Once you realise it’s about the people you can relax and just get to know them. It’s more like a series of character sketches or short stories. Each one is very different and the characters come from very different backgrounds.
All in all, I enjoyed it. Just don’t expect a high powered adventure. 

Journal Entry 4 by Elddau1 at Yass, New South Wales Australia on Monday, June 20, 2011

Released 11 mos ago (6/21/2011 UTC) at Yass, New South Wales Australia

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I'm sending this to nikkilovesbooks in the NT as an extra RABCK with some traded books.
A bit of cosy on a winter's day. Make a cuppa and enjoy!
Cheers and Happy Reading! 

Journal Entry 5 by nikkilovesbooks at Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory Australia on Monday, July 18, 2011

I love to break up my 'deep reading' with something that takes a little less effort. This looks good. Thanks so much :)