Literary Lounge with Louise Doughty in support of Malcolm Bradbury Trust
Friday 22 September 2023
On Wednesday 8 November, Louise Doughty will be discussing her latest book – A Bird in Winter.
Bird is a woman on the run. One minute, she’s in a meeting in her office in Birmingham – the next, she’s walking out on her job, her home, her life. As she flees north using multiple disguises, Bird has to work out who exactly is on her trail, and who – if anyone – she can trust. Like many people, she has fantasized about escape for a long time, but now it’s actually happening. Is her greatest fear that she will be hunted down, or that she will never be found?
Louise Doughty’s novels include Platform Seven, recently filmed for ITV; Black Water, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year; the bestseller Apple Tree Yard, which was adapted for BBC One; and Whatever You Love, nominated for the Costa Novel Award and the Women’s Prize for Fiction. She has been nominated for many other prizes including the Sunday Times Short Story Prize and the CWA Silver Dagger, along with creating and writing the hit BBC drama Crossfire.
A raffle on the evening will benefit a charity of the author’s choice – The Malcolm Bradbury Trust which seeks to advance and promote the literary arts through educational initiatives.
To register for the event, please contact us at events@lauradevine.com.
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