Write about "Two Lives"

"Two Lives".

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Now write 80-100 words about the book. You have to choose a question from each group and your writing should be about 10 lines long.

GROUP 1

1. Describe Megan’s father. What was he like? What do you think he looked like? Why did he have so much influence on his daughter’s life?
   
2. Describe Huw’s father. What was he like? What do you think he looked like? Why did he have so much influence on his son’s life?
3. What kind of woman was Megan? Describe her physical appearance and her personality.
4. What kind of man was Huw? Describe his physical appearance and his personality.

GROUP 2

1. Describe Huw’s family and his relationship with his father and brother, what they did for a living there in Wales in the 40s, etc. Explain why Huw decided to go to Canada and leave Megan in Britain.
2. What was Huw’s life in Canada like? Did he do well there? Was he successful? Did he have a happy life without Megan?
3. What was Megan’s life like all those years without Huw? Was it sad and empty or was it full and satisfying?
4. Talk about Huw and Megan’s relationship. Their love lasted a lifetime, but do you think it could be the same after fifty years? Is love the same at fifty than at fifteen?

GROUP 3

1. Write a letter from Megan to Paul explaining why she has decided to marry Huw.
2. Finish writing the letter from Huw which Megan begins reading on page 26 of “Two Lives”
   
   My lovely Megan
   I still haven’t received a letter from you. I can’t believe it takes four months for letters to cross the Atlantic. What’s happened? Is something wrong?…

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