This evening join novelists Lesley Glaister, Ajay Close, Juliet Conlin and Olga Wojtas in conversation with Sara Sheridan about their latest books starring their rebellious, subversive characters.
Lesley Glaister will be chatting about Blasted Things, her novel set against the aftermath of a tragic love affair on the frontlines of World War One. Ajay Close will be chatting about What We Did in the Dark, her compelling account of writer Catherine Carswell's first troubled marriage. Juliet Conlin will be chatting about Sisters of Berlin, her novel on one woman's search for the truth behind the brutal attack on her free-spirited sister. Olga Wojtas will be chatting about her Miss Blaine's Prefect and the Vampire Menace, the latest in her series of brilliant time-travelling mysteries starring the indomitable Shona McMonagle.
Chair Sara Sheridan is a writer of fiction, non-fiction and childrens' books. Her bestselling cosy crime series of Mirabelle Bevan mysteries are set in the 1950s and see her heroine solve crimes across the world. In 2019 she published the fascinating Where are the Women, a reimagined historical guide to Scotland and the women who deserve their place in our history.
Can you imagine a different Scotland, one where women are commemorated in statues and streets, hills and valleys? This is a guidebook to that alternative nation. In this `imagined atlas' fictional streets, buildings and monuments are dedicated to real women, telling their often untold or unknown stories.
Sisters of Berlin captivates with its portrayal of Berlin's unique presence in the world, and vivid stories of characters whose lives intersect with transformative moments in history.
Intrepid librarian Shona McMonagle, erstwhile Marcia Blaine Academy prefect, finds herself in an isolated French mountain village, where she must solve a mystery involving the mayor, the cheesemonger, the soprano Mary Garden - and even Count Dracula himself.
WW1 is over. As a nurse at the front, Clementine has found and lost love, but has settled for middle class marriage. Vincent had half his face blown off, and wants more than life offers now. Drawn together by their shared experiences at the Front, they have a compulsive relationship ending in disaster for one of them.