Slow Reading: Elizabeth Gaskell's Ruth

Slow down, read closely, think and discuss - that's what we are asking you to do in this club. Led by Debbie Challis, who has chosen a few passages from Elizabeth Gaskell's Ruth around women, sexuality and reframing shame. Turn off your smart phones, step away from the hectic pace of life, and discuss words.

Includes a tea or coffee.

Dr Debbie Challis is Creative Producer of the Portico Library and a cultural historian with an expertise on the reception of classical antiquity in the nineteenth century. She is currently researching and writing about the life of a mid Victorian female artist called Mary Severn. She is an expert on Alex Andreou's Podyssey and her work can be found on drdebbiechallis.com.