Events

Thursday 7th May 7pm-8.30pm

An Evening with Angela Tomaski

Meet The Infamous Gilberts, the family who fill Angela's new novel with their rich, lively history. The crumbling Gothic mansion of Thornwalk, the family's long-term home, is about to be handed over to a chain of luxury hotels. Millions will be spent on its restoration, but what will be lost? What value can there possibly be in a threadbare carpet, a tarnished spoon, or a thousand empty jam jars? 

Come and hear how this family of romantics, traditionalists, explorers and divas are tossed on the tempests of twentieth century history, and how the last traces of their lives are contained in one extraordinary house.

Tickets £7. RSVP to reserve a seat.

Thursday 21st May 7pm-8.30pm

Susan Dunne - on The Literary Friendship of Charlotte Bronte & Elizabeth Gaskell

Bronte and Gaskell met in Windermere in 1850 and started one of the most important female literary friendships of all time. They supported one another's professional work and personal lives and inspired characters in each others' writing. Susan is an expert on these incredible women and this will be a fascinating evening.

Thursday 11th June 7pm-8.30pm

An Evening of dark feminist horror with Emma Cleary

Join us for a conversation with author Emma Cleary, whose debut literary horror novel has been described as 'Rosemary's Baby meets Conversations with Friends'.

In the wake of an ill-omened romance with a horror cinephile, Brooke arrives in Vancouver to care for her sister, Izzy, who is facing reproductive surgery. But Izzy’s rapidly decaying apartment building, its hallways stalked by an ominous crone known only as Medusa, offers little refuge to the sisters. Through the dual lenses of art and horror cinema, Emma Cleary brilliantly dissects loneliness, motherhood and the body's threatened autonomy.

Tickets £7 / £22 (including book rrp £16.99). RSVP to reserve a seat.