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Book signing: Only Heroes and Horses

May 29, 2022 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Free

Join us on Sunday 29th May at 2pm for a very special book signing with local writer Natalie O’Rourke MBE, author of Only Heroes and Horsesthe heart-warming true story of the Park Lane Stables. Come along to get to know the author, grab your copy of the newly-released book, and hopefully to meet a special four-legged star guest…

Natalie O’Rourke was once an ordinary little girl from Birmingham in all respects save one: she was lonely. When she discovered how much she loved horses, she decided she wanted to grow up and run a riding stables. But this would not be your average stables: she wanted hers to cater for children and adults with disabilities, additional needs and anyone who needed a friend – people who you might not expect to find riding, but who she knew could find happiness through horses, because she had.

Full of guts and optimism, Natalie fought tooth and nail to achieve that dream in the face of some hefty tragedy, heartbreak and hardship. Even the Covid-19 crisis couldn’t slow her or her league of fearless Park Lane colleagues down – despite barely surviving financially in lockdown, the stables’ ‘Pavement Ponies’ paid visits to the community on a mission to cheer their neighbours up, and tirelessly supported the NHS.

But when the news came that the landlord was selling the stables, and that the Park Lane horses and their humans would be evicted unless they found a whopping £1,000,000 to buy the plot, it seemed a mountain too high even for this plucky team to climb. Could they win the support of the nation and with it their fight to save the stables?

Only Heroes and Horses is a book infused with love, strength and hope on every page – a testament to human kindness that won’t fail to leave its readers uplifted or with a tear in their eye. We’re really excited to host this spectacular book signing, so do come along!

Details

Date:
May 29, 2022
Time:
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Cost:
Free

Venue

Parade’s End Books
406 Richmond Road KT2 5QF United Kingdom + Google Map
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