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“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” – L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
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The leaves are starting to fall, pumpkins are being carved and the October Literary Festival is about to begin…
n evening with Rosemary Shrager on Monday 8th October, 7.30pm at Chorleywood Memorial Hall, WD3 5LN. This book and evening is ideal for anyone who wishes they could have Rosemary by their side in the kitchen - which if we are honest is all of us! An evening with Liane Moriarty on Tuesday 16th October, 7.30pm at Sarratt Village Hall, WD3 6AS. You’ve read her books and you’ve stood with the remarkable women of Monterey in HBO’s Big Little Lies, now meet the woman behind it all and her nine perfect strangers... Speeches of Note with Shaun Usher on Friday 19th October, 7.30pm at The Junction, WD3 5SG. Join Shaun Usher and hear these surprising, inspiring, shocking; moving, comforting and enlightening speeches from remarkable people throughout the ages. Tchaikovsky with John Suchet on Monday 22nd October, 7.30pm at Sarratt Village Hall, WD3 6AS. Join Classic FM’s John Suchet for an evening of exploration as we delve into the untold life of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and meet the man behind the music. An evening with Paddy Ashdown on Wednesday 24th October, 6.30pm at The Junction, WD3 5SG. This promises to be a fascinating night of espionage, conspiracy and assassinations, as we explore the courage of the German people and their allies who worked tirelessly to overthrow the Nazi regime. Quiz night with QI team John Lloyd and The QI Elves on Saturday 27th October, 7.30pm at The Junction, WD3 5SG. Join John Lloyd, James Harkin and Anne Miller for a fantastic night out with friends and family as we celebrate their exciting new book ‘2,024 QI Facts To Stop You In Your Tracks’. 3 4 O C TO B E R 2 0 1 8
The evening includes supper with John, James and Anne hosting the quiz and you will be leaving with a copy of this fantastic book. Exposing A King with Tracy Borman on Tuesday 30th October, 7.30pm at The Junction, WD3 5SG. Join joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces, Tracy Borman for a night of history and scandal as we see this well-known monarch in a new light, as Tracy once again brings the Tudor court of Henry VIII to life with her meticulous research and vivid storytelling.
THE DETAILS Tickets available from Chorleywood and Gerrards Cross Bookshops on 01923 283566 & 01753 885429 or you can buy tickets online from www.chilternbookshops.co.uk
November Sneak Peek… An afternoon with Jodi Picoult on Thursday 1st November at The Junction, WD3 5SG, 11.45am. Join Jodi Picoult at this lunchtime event as we celebrate her new book ‘A Spark of Light’, a powerful and provocative novel about ordinary lives pushed to breaking point during a hostage crisis at a women’s reproductive health clinic. All things Mary Poppins with Lauren Child on Saturday 3rd November, 4.30pm at The Junction, WD3 5SG. Children’s Laureate, Lauren Child will be joining us for a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious afternoon celebrating her reimagining of the bestselling classic ‘Mary Poppins’! A perfect afternoon for all ages, readers and fans new and old! An evening with Cecelia Ahern on Tuesday 13th November, 7.30pm at Dr Challoner’s Girls School, HP7 9QB. Cecelia Ahern has been published around the world in nearly 40 countries and has sold over 25 million copies of her novels. From the bestselling author of ‘P.S. I Love You’ and ‘Love Rosie’ comes a revolutionary new read. In her incredible new book... ‘Roar’, Cecilia shares with the reader 30 stories about 30 women, all titled ‘The Woman Who…’, that capture the different facets of women’s lives.