The website for the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2011 has just been launched. Tickets are on sale from today 26 June 2011.
Highlights include:
Vintage and Second Hand: Creating Cool Looks on a Budget Age 10+
Sophia Bennett of The Threads and Lynne McCrossan author of The Girl's Guide to Vintage reveal how to pick up cool vintage clothing and jewellery. Sunday 14 August 5 - 6 p.m.
I recall when my nieces were teenagers they raided my wardrobe of all things seventies (all my party stuff) and went home with a sack full of 'vintage' cool stuff. Suggest this is the way to go! Go visit your cool (but now possibly not quite so slim) Auntie.
Thursday 18 August 4 - 5 p.m. Robert Aldrich discusses Cracking the Code of GCHQ.
Robert Coover, giant of American literary post-modernism talks about myth and metafiction on Saturday 20 August 5 - 6:00 p.m.
Niall Ferguson considers whether we are living through the dying embers of Western ascendancy. Perhaps he will consider whether 'ascendancy' should be in the vocabulary of politicians in a global village. Hear him on the subject Friday 26 August 6:30 - 7:30 pm.
All sounds very interesting and Edinburgh is a great city to visit. Also you might just catch the tail end of the Fringe.
Sunday 26 June 2011
Thursday 16 June 2011
The Serpent's Cove
The Serpent's cove is now live on Kindle at http://www.amazon.com/dp/BOO55O0R68
Light romance. Adventure. Suitable for younger readers 10 - 15
Lizzie, the strange child brought up by mad Granny Tulliver, is only allowed out at night. Her life of shadows is shared by the 'gentlemen' who land their illicit cargoes in the Serpent's Cove. When she meets Richard Merritt, the handsome young Riding Officer, her life changes dramatically until he mysteriously disappears. Fate takes Lizzie into fashionable society and the company of the famous playwright Anthony Lindley, whose friendship seems set to bring her happiness. Suddenly she finds her life is in danger. Why does Mr. Lindley count a highwayman among his friends and who is the Methodist preacher? Not until these mysteries are cleared up can Lizzie find the path to fortune and solve the enigma of The Serpent's Cove.
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