1.Look at the front cover and observe it. How do you relate the title to the picture?
The title, two lives, and the picture two people, who have to be separate, two people who have a live in common, now there are two people with two different lives.
2.Most of the story takes place in Tredonald, Wales. Find information about this coal mining village.
With the Industrial Revolution ( 17th and 18th c ) , coal mining, a tiny industry in the 15th century, became a national and international industry. Thus, the 19th century was a century of massive expansion for the coal industry in Wales. But the end of the 20th century brought almost universe closure. Find information about 1984 miners' strike.
The miners strike was because in England every body works in the mine and this was dangerous. And they worked a lot of hours a day, and some days they don’t go out the mine.
3.Chapter 1: Two young lives
-" Life was not easy for the Thomas family." Why ? ( 3 lines )
Because his wife died and his son Richard too. Now he live with his son Huw and his other son Gareth. Huw and Gareth works at the mine because his father can’t work. He’s a drinker and people don’t contract a person with forty years old and drinker.
- Richard Thomas had been killed while fighting in North Africa in 1943. Which war was it ?
The world war two.
- In chapter 1 we know that Megan and Huw are good friends. Describe the moment.
Huw goes to the Megan’s shop and they planned to go out for a long walk.
4. Chapter 2: The friendship continues
-In this chapter Megan and Huw take a decision about their relationship. Explain it. Why do they take it?
They decide to have their relationship in secret. They take this decision because if Megan’s father know their relationship, will be forbid to Megan see Huw.
5. Chapter 3: Romance grows
-"This Saturday was going to be a night to remember." ( page 15 ) Why?
Because it was the first night that they will be together and anybody can’t see them. And it was the first time that Huw gives a present to Megan.
6. Chapter 4: Death at the mine / Leaving Tredonald
-After the first four chapters, how would you define the relationship between Huw and his brother?
Always they have a very good relationship, they were very joined.
7. Chapter 6: A surprise find
-Megan finds the letters Huw had sent her 50 years before, in 1946 and 1947. Imagine Meg's father was still alive and that you are Meg. What would you tell him?
I were very angry with her, and probably we have a very big discussion.
In the first letter Meg asks Huw: "Do you think he wanted me to find them when it was to late?". What do you think?
I think that the Megan’s father will that Megan found the letters when she was in love about another man, because he thinked that Huw wasn’t the best husband from Megan.
8. Chapter 7: Time to decide
-Before leaving Tredonald, Huw told Megan: "in a year ...I'll come back here and we'll get married..." (pag.23); but things turned out to be completely different. Why?
Because Huw write a lot of letters to Megan and she never send to Huw a letter. Huw think that Megan was forgotten he and he decide to don’t go back to Tredonald.
9. Chapter 8: Telling Beth
-Find some information about Cardiff (3 lines) and post a picture.
Cardiff was the most important city in Galius. There are a lot of mines and ports. There are the most important channels on the English TV. Now Cardiff is an important city for tourists who go in England.
10. Chapter 10: Writing back
-Meg is about to get married. In spite of that, she lets Huw visit her and her daughter. Why does she act that way? Do you think she does it for Beth or for herself?
I think Megan do that for both. Huw is her fist love and I think now she are in love too. And for Beth because she will meet her father.
11. Chapter 11: A new star
-What's Meg's present job?
Go with tourists at the mine, and tell them some histories which happened in the mine.
-Why does Huw tell her “you always were a fighter, weren't you?" (pag.48)
Because after Huw goes to Toronto, Megan talk lies to her parents when she go out with him.
-Do you think two people can still be in love after 50 years without seeing each other?
Yes. I believe in love, and I think that love can be for always.
12. Chapter 17: Time to go
-Imagine the conversation between Paul and Megan the moment she tells him that she is still in love with Huw. Write it down.
- Paul, I have a thing to say to you.
- Megan, it wasn’t sounds right.
- Paul, I’m sorry. But I don’t love you so much. I love Huw. And I’m going to married with he.
- Oh, Megan. But I love you!
- I know. I’m sorry, Paul.
13. Did you like the book? Why? What did you learn by reading it?
Yes I like very much. Because I like books which tells real stories or stories which can be real, this is one. I think I learned very much, at the beginning was difficult for me to read in English, but when I’m in a chapter two or three I read more good.
