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An evening with Joanna Cannon

Join bestselling and Women’s Prize longlisted author Joanna Cannon as she chats about her new novel, An Unlikely Visitor. An Unlikely Visitor will publish ten years after Joanna’s breakout debut, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep, which stole the hearts of readers all over the country and established Joanna as an author treasured for her ability to give a voice to those who sit on the fringes of society. Margaret thinks her time is up… Things have been hard since her husband Derek died, and they never really got over the disappearance of their daughter, Jeanie, all those years ago. Despite everything, they built a lovely life together… it’s just starting to feel impossible for Margaret on her own. But maybe her time is now? Then one day, Margaret returns home to an unlikely visi­tor, and together they set out to discover what really hap­pened to Jeanie. Perhaps if you knock on enough doors, you might find another end to your story… With Joanna’s trademark humour, heart and poignancy, An Unlikely Visitor explores the extraordinary secrets buried just under the surface of seemingly ordinary lives. ‘An Unlikely Visitor made me laugh, cry and left me filled with hope’ ELIZABETH DAY ‘A perfect book for today’s world’ SARAH WINMAN ‘An extraordinary book, I loved it’ FERN BRITTON ‘Joanna Cannon’s words are like a heartbeat on the page; she is easily one of my favourite authors’ CECELIA AHERN

Thu 11 Jun20:00Mezze Mangal

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An evening with Joanna Miller

Join us for an evening with Joanna Miller, as we celebrate the paperback release of her captivating debut novel, THE EIGHTS. They knew they were changing history. They didn’t know they would change each other. Oxford, 1920. For the first time in its 1000-year history, the world’s most famous university has admitted female students. Giddy with dreams of equality, education and emancipation, four young women move into neighbouring rooms on Corridor Eight. They have come here from all walks of life, and they are thrown into an unlikely, life-affirming friendship. But Oxford’s dreaming spires cast a dark shadow: in 1920, misogyny is still rife, influenza is still a threat, and the ghosts of the Great War are still very real indeed. And as the group navigate this tumultuous moment in time, their friendship will become more important than ever.

Thu 18 Jun20:00Mezze Mangal

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An evening with Roderick Bailey

The remarkable true story of the trailblazing men and women of Britain’s blood transfusion service in World War Two. THE LIFESAVERS were a small group of men and women who during WW2 were at the forefront of global progress in saving lives. Britain’s wartime blood transfusions service collected, preserved and courageously delivered blood, creating ground-breaking advances to improve survival rates with an impact comparable to the discovery of penicillin. We meet the nurses who built and tapped the bank of volunteer donors (1.5m registered by the end of the war); the unsung technicians responsible for storing, preserving and moving the blood; and the specialist medical officers who risked their lives in traversing battlefields across the globe to give transfusions. From Britain to the Balkans, Sicily to Japan, this trailblazing work was adopted around the world, and its lessons are still being taught today as NATO turns to methods from WW1 and WW2 in preparing for future conflicts.

Tue 30 Jun20:00Mezze Mangal

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An evening with Hayley Nolan

How did a young housemaid manage to catapult herself into the centre of Henry VIII’s divorce, going head-to-head with Anne Boleyn? And why was the sordid truth behind her story erased? Historian Hayley Nolan uncovers the secrets of the most astounding tale in Tudor history. Elizabeth Barton’s remarkable rise from poverty to celebrity stunned the Tudor court. As the most notorious influencer of her day, she was adored by the public and had the most formidable Tudor power players under her spell – until she was silenced. But was the girl a deluded fantasist, a cold-hearted con artist, or was she the victim of her corrupt celebrity managers? Hayley Nolan breathes life into a story that has been relegated to the footnotes of history: the dramatic rise and fall of Elizabeth Barton. Her thrilling story is one of prophecy, fame, manipulation and deceit – and shows what’s at stake when everything comes crashing down within the confines of the ruthless court of Henry VIII.

Tue 25 Aug20:00Mezze Mangal

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An evening with Hayley Nolan

How did a young housemaid manage to catapult herself into the centre of Henry VIII’s divorce, going head-to-head with Anne Boleyn? And why was the sordid truth behind her story erased? Historian Hayley Nolan uncovers the secrets of the most astounding tale in Tudor history. Elizabeth Barton’s remarkable rise from poverty to celebrity stunned the Tudor court. As the most notorious influencer of her day, she was adored by the public and had the most formidable Tudor power players under her spell – until she was silenced. But was the girl a deluded fantasist, a cold-hearted con artist, or was she the victim of her corrupt celebrity managers? Hayley Nolan breathes life into a story that has been relegated to the footnotes of history: the dramatic rise and fall of Elizabeth Barton. Her thrilling story is one of prophecy, fame, manipulation and deceit – and shows what’s at stake when everything comes crashing down within the confines of the ruthless court of Henry VIII.

Thu 27 Aug20:00Mezze Mangal

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An evening with Janice Hallett

A New Play. Another Murder. Who Will Speak the Truth? It’s a new theatrical season in Lower Lockwood, and the amateur thespians of the Fairway Players are starting rehearsals for their production of Agatha Christie’s The Hollow. Despite troublesome new arrivals, countless petty squabbles and a gruesome accident with the lighting rig, surely this will be their greatest show to date? But someone is hiding a devastating secret… and they won’t make it to opening night. Could it be Sarah-Jane’s sister, back in Lockwood after twenty years abroad? New member Lucas, whose shady business dealings may be his downfall? Or is it Issy, out of prison and still up to her old tricks? Lawyers Charlotte and Femi must sift through the evidence to identify the victim and find out why the convicted murderer refuses to speak in their own defence… Will they uncover the truth in time? Will you?

Thu 3 Sept20:00Mezze Mangal

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