7.30pm - Nicola Sturgeon, Frankly

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Description Please note event tickets are neither exchangeable nor refundable. Monday 14th September, 7:30pm The Bedford, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham, SW12 9HD Scotland's first female first minister and former leader of the SNP, Nicola Sturgeon, will be joining us to talk candidly about Frankly, her intimate memoir which is published in paperback in August. About the book: In this captivating memoir, Nicola Sturgeon takes readers from her working-class roots in Ayrshire to the forefront of Scottish politics as the country’s first female and longest-serving first minister. Sturgeon offers an insider’s view of key political moments, including the establishment of the Scottish Parliament, the SNP’s rise to power, the Scottish Independence Referendum, the complexities of Brexit and the unforeseen challenges of the Covid pandemic. With candour and insight, she shares personal achievements and regrets, discusses the challenges of being a woman in a high-stakes political arena and reveals the person behind the public figure. The result is a deeply personal and revealing memoir from one of Britain’s most significant political leaders of recent times. An instant Sunday Times bestseller in Hardback and a Book of the Year in the Times, Guardian and Sunday Times ‘A triumph.