The Bookshop in East Grinstead is hosting Pippa Kelly, author of Invisible Ink from 1pm. Now is the opportunity to buy an outstanding new book, or have your old one signed. This contemporary fiction piece is something you'll definitely want to get your hands on. London lawyer Max Rivers has it all - a burgeoning career, a beautiful girlfriend, an exclusive address - but he harbours a long-buried secret that threatens to destroy his carefully constructed world. Invisible Ink is a mesmerising novel of guilt, loss and betrayal within a family - of sibling jealousy that threatens to run out of control, a mother's life all-but forgotten through the fog of dementia and a son who longs to, but cannot, escape his past. Pippa Kelly's haunting debut offers a deft exploration of the complex emotions hidden beneath the surface of our lives; drawing its readers into Max's story and leading them, step by careful step, towards its inevitable dénouement.
Marisette L. Edwards-van Linden van den Heuvell will be at the Oakmont Carnegie Library where she will be signing copies of her book 'Tiger in the Dark'. Have the chance to come and meet the author behind the heart-breaking story where two life altering events collide. "The year 1985 is drawing to a close. I am 25 and pregnant with my first child, and something just feels wrong." In Tiger in the Dark, Marisette Edwards-van Linden van den Heuvell shares the harrowing and yet uplifting story of her fight with cancer. Since she was 12 years old, she held two deep beliefs: that she wanted and would have children, and that she would not live to see her 30th birthday. These beliefs remained submerged until circumstances brought them into direct conflict, when they met head on in 1985. Well into her first pregnancy, an odd and unexpected ache in her shoulder changed her happy life. The diagnosis of this seemingly insignificant ache was one no one ever wants to hear - a rare cancer called sarcoma. Tiger in the Dark follows Marisette's fight with cancer compounded by her first pregnancy, which occurred at the same time. The experience, told through diary entries, is a detailed account of the emotions, setbacks and victories she bravely faced.
Grab your coffee and your blueberry muffin as you settle in for a reading from 'The Funny Tale of Cameron and the Boxes' by the author, Sylvia Christine Reid. Find time to relax as you listen to the author read from her collection of children's short stories as she talks about Cameron trying to find her way back home. When Cameron meets a mysterious wizard, he doesn't believe that magic is real. "Put me in a cardboard box!" he jokes. To his astonishment, Cameron finds himself inside a toy box! Join him on a magical adventure as he explores and tries to find his way back home!
Sylvia Christine Reid is at Riverhead Coffee where she will be performing a reading of her book 'The Funny Tale of Cameron and the Boxes'. Grab your coffee and muffin and settle in for an incredible story. When Cameron meets a mysterious wizard, he doesn't believe that magic is real. "Put me in a cardboard box!" he jokes. To his astonishment, Cameron finds himself inside a toy box! Join him on a magical adventure as he explores and tries to find his way back home!
Pay attention kids and listen as Joseph McIver who will be performing a reading for the lucky students of the Enchanted Forest Nusery in Robroyston. Martin loves going and feeding the pigeons. But he loves to feed one pigeon in particular: his friend, who he calls Peter. His mum is a little concerned about this new friendship. And even more so when Martin says that the pigeon is talking to him! Come and join Martin the boy and Peter the pigeon on their wonderful friendship and adventures.
Just because you cannot walk, just because you cannot talk, that does not mean that you cannot have fun or be happy. Meet the great author Amanda Kehoe who will be at Act One Craft Coffee House performing a reading of her book 'TJ and his Wheelable Chair'. TJ cannot walk or talk, but he still loves to listen and play with his friends. Join him as he shows that disabilities are no barrier to a happy and fulfilling life...
Leanne Hill will be performing a reading of Creaturmals Adventure Series Book 1: Making Friends at Port Macquarie Library on Saturday 10th December at 10.30am. The tale was illustrated by Topeka based illustrator Rob Peters, and the project was overseen by Dr Philip Gordon. For author Leanne Hill, creating the Creaturmals' story has been a lifelong journey. She says: "I am very excited as I am almost ready to introduce my special friends to the world. I am writing these books for my children, grandchildren and all individuals that are children at heart and who still allow themselves the pleasure of the greatest gift of all, the imagination." "My aim is to educate the children on a wide range of issues and dangers, plus also engage them with their imagination, allowing them to experience all the beauty that surrounds them, seen or unseen. My stories will capture and bring back the imagination, which is something so valuable that seems to getting lost in this busy life filled with technology." Finding endless inspiration in the smiles that adorn the faces of those who share in her stories - including her own children and grandchildren, Leanne promises that more adventures will follow soon!
Make your way down to WHSmith Watford early in the morning to buy signed copies of 'Wrong Place, Wrong Time'. Meet the author, the man behind the story of one man caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. A London estate agent finds himself on the wrong side of the law one night, leading to the loss of his driving licence, his job and his home. He decides to visit Spain for a change of scenery but gets more than he bargains for when before long, misfortune, circumstance and a degree of stupidity land him in more trouble than that which brought about his downfall back home. One night in Marbella, armed with more Dutch courage than common sense, he rescues two people from a burning hotel, but in the process is falsely accused of arson and manslaughter and thrown in a Spanish jail.