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SUMMARY:Online Event: An Evening with Maggie O'Farrell
DESCRIPTION:We’re pleased to announce a special live event with the winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction\, Maggie O’Farrell\, in partnership with Bookshop.org. Maggie will discuss her latest novel\, The Marriage Portrait. We will be selling copies of the book\, which will act as a ticket to join the hybrid event. \nThe event will take place on Thursday 1 December at 6.30pm\, streaming live from the beautiful Alnwick Gardens\, Northumberland\, chaired by New Writing North’s Claire Malcolm. Maggie will be discussing the inspiration behind her beautiful novel\, what she discovered about the real Lucrezia de’ Medici during her research and shedding new light on a familiar story\, as she did with her previous book Hamnet. \nIf you buy a copy of The Marriage Portrait you will receive an event link emailed to you on the day.
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SUMMARY:Jazz Night at Parade's End Books
DESCRIPTION:We’re so excited to announce that Noa and her band are back for another jazz night! Join us on Saturday 19 November for a themed evening of live music – Noa and her jazz band perform jazz standards from the Great American Songbook\, beautiful ballads and cheeky 1950s numbers\, as well as latin bossa nova grooves\, where Noa draws inspiration from her Spanish roots. You can check out noasingsjazz.com to learn more about Noa and to have a listen to this wonderful performer. \nFeaturing a local jazz quartet:\nNoa Alvarez – vocals\nMeredith White – keys\nDave Jones – double bass\nTormod Sund – trumpet \nTickets – SOLD OUT\nTickets can be bought inside\, or online. You can also order by emailing orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk. The last jazz evening sold out quickly so we’d advise booking ahead to avoid disappointment!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/jazz-night-at-parades-end-books
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Book Signing with Estelle Day
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday 12th November at 11.30am for a signing with acclaimed artist and author Estelle Day\, to celebrate the release of her book Easy Oil Painting! \nIn her unique introduction to oil painting\, Estelle demonstrates everything you need to embark on your oil painting journey\, and the book includes illustrations and outlines for you to trace so you can get started right away. We can’t wait!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-signing-with-estelle-day
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Chekhov and Tolstoy\, and Why We Need to Keep Reading Russian Literature
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging evening talk with incredible local author Rosamund Bartlett\, on Saturday 5 November\, 7-9pm. \nTolstoy is one of the world’s greatest novelists\, but during his lifetime he was better known for his promotion of non-violence\, and for his campaign against the Russian government and the Orthodox Church. Chekhov\, father of the modern short story\, was deeply influenced by Tolstoy’s moral philosophy and social activism. This talk will discuss their unusual friendship and the continuing importance of their humanitarian mission. \nRosamund Bartlett is a writer and translator whose books include Tolstoy: A Russian Life\, longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize\, and Chekhov: Scenes from A Life. She is the translator of the Chekhov anthology About Love and Other Stories\, shortlisted for the Weidenfeld Prize\, and Chekhov: A Life in Letters. Her new edition of Anna Karenina was published in 2014. She grew up in Ham. \nYou can book your free tickets by ordering in the store\, ringing us on 020 85495425 or emailing orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk. Tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis\, so book now to secure your place.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/chekhov-and-tolstoy-and-why-we-need-to-keep-reading-russian-literature
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Book Launch Event with Local Author Emma Burstall
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the bookshop on Friday 28th October\, 7-9pm\, for an enchanting evening with local bestselling fiction author Emma Burstall to celebrate the launch of her latest book\, The House on Rockaway Beach.  \nA tale of family secrets\, sibling rivalry and summer romance. When their grandmother leaves them her house in her will\, sisters Sophie and Celia return to Rockaway\, but they cannot agree on anything. It seems they will never see eye to eye\, until Sophie makes a chance discovery which will make her question everything… \nEmma is a top-10 bestselling author whose Tremarnock series\, set in Cornwall\, has been praised for its storytelling and characterisation. The House on Rockaway Beach is perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore\, Lucinda Riley and Victoria Hislop. \nAs we celebrate this new release\, there will be the opportunity for a Q&A where you can ask all of your burning questions. Discussions will be followed by a chance for you to buy the books and get them signed while enjoying drinks and canapés. \nRegistration Required\nBook your free tickets in advance by ordering in the store\, ringing us on 020 85495425 or emailing orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk. Tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis. We look forward to seeing you there!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-launch-event-with-local-author-emma-burstall
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Book club meeting 17
DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading seasonal classic The Fortnight in September by R.C. Sherriff. \nThe book’s premise is brilliantly simple and filled with charming detail. It follows Mr. Stevens\, an office clerk\, his sweet but nervous wife Flossie\, and their three children—Dick\, who works for an auctioneer; Mary\, a dressmaker’s assistant; and schoolboy Ernie—as they ready themselves for their summer holiday and take the train from London to the coast\, where romance\, adventure and freedom from humdrum work await them. \nWe’ll meet for the book club in the shop on Wednesday 5 October @ 7pm – everyone is welcome and we encourage newcomers\, just drop us an email at orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk to come along!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-17
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:The Night Ship with author Jess Kidd
DESCRIPTION:We are incredibly excited to welcome Jess Kidd to Parade’s End Books\, to talk about her brilliant new novel\, The Night Ship and to sign copies. Jess is a Costa Award winning author whose previous books include Things in Jars. Now she returns with The Night Ship\, a novel that weaves the infamous shipwreck of the Batavia with the tale of one young boy more than three hundred years later – it’s an imaginative historical epic of shipwreck\, mutiny\, fate and friendship. Jess will be talking about this truly stunning novel and we hope you can join us for what will be a special event. \nYou can book your free tickets by ordering in the store\, ringing us on 020 85495425 or emailing orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk. Tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis so book now to secure your place. See you there!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/the-night-ship-with-author-jess-kidd
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:The Story of Art Without Men with Katy Hessel (Virtual Event)
DESCRIPTION:How many women artists do you know? Who makes art history? Did women even work as artists before the twentieth century? And what is the Baroque anyway? \nOn Tuesday\, September 13 @ 7pm join us for an online event with art historian\, curator and author Katy Hessel\, to discuss her latest book\, The Story of Art Without Men. \nDiscover the glittering Sofonisba Anguissola of the Renaissance\, the radical work of Harriet Powers in the nineteenth-century USA and the artist who really invented the Readymade. Explore the Dutch Golden Age\, the astonishing work of post-War artists in Latin America and the women artists defining art in the 2020s. Have your sense of art history overturned\, and your eyes opened to many art forms often overlooked or dismissed. From the Cornish coast to Manhattan\, Nigeria to Japan\, this is the story of art for our times – one with women at its heart\, brought together for the first time by the creator of @thegreatwomenartists. \nEvent free to anyone who pre-orders or buys a copy of the book from us (click here) or instore! A link to the event will be sent on the day.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/the-story-of-art-without-men-with-katy-hessel-virtual-event
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SUMMARY:Book signing with author Emma Burstall
DESCRIPTION:“A tale of family secrets\, sibling rivalry and summer romance. When their grandmother leaves them her house in her will\, sisters Sophie and Celia return to Rockaway\, but they cannot agree on anything. It seems they will never see eye to eye\, until Sophie makes a chance discovery which will make her question everything…” \nJoin us on Saturday 10th September at 11am for a signing with local author Emma Burstall to celebrate her new release\, The House on Rockaway Beach! Emma is a top-10 bestselling author whose Tremarnock series\, set in Cornwall\, has been praised for its storytelling and characterisation. The House on Rockaway Beach is perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore\, Lucinda Riley and Victoria Hislop. \nSee you there!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/the-house-on-rockaway-beach-signing-with-author-emma-burstall
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Book club meeting 16
DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading Women’s Prize Winner The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki. \nThe book follows fourteen-year-old Benny Oh\, who begins to hear voices after the tragic death of this father. The voices belong to the things in his house and sound variously pleasant\, angry or sad. Then his mother develops a hoarding problem\, and the voices grow more clamorous. \nSo Benny seeks refuge in the silence of a large public library. There he meets a mesmerising street artist with a smug pet ferret; a homeless philosopher-poet; and his very own Book\, who narrates Benny’s life and teaches him to listen to the things that truly matter. When a book and a reader are meant for each other\, both of them know it… \nWe’ll meet for the book club in the shop on Wednesday 7 September @ 7pm – everyone is welcome and we encourage newcomers\, just drop us an email at orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk to come along!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-16
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SUMMARY:Event! Celebrate 50 years of The Summer Book with Sophia Jansson
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Tove Jansson’s classic novel The Summer Book\, we are\nhosting an online event with Tove’s niece Sophia Jansson – the inspiration for the character of ‘Sophia’ in the book. \nThe event takes place online on Thursday\, September 1st at 7pm\, with Sophia in conversation with bookseller Fleur Sinclair. \nEvent free when you buy any of Tove Jansson’s books written for adults! We will send the link on the day.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/event-celebrate-50-years-of-the-summer-book-with-sophia-jansson
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SUMMARY:Book club meeting 15
DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce. \nSet in 1950\, the book follows Margery Benson as she abandons her dead-end job and advertises for an assistant to accompany her on an expedition. She is going to travel to the other side of the world to search for a beetle that may or may not exist. Enid Pretty\, in her unlikely pink travel suit\, is not the companion Margery had in mind. And yet together they will be drawn into an adventure that will exceed every expectation… \nWe’ll meet for the book club in the shop on Wednesday 3 August @ 7pm – everyone is welcome and we encourage newcomers\, just drop us an email at orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk to come along!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-15
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SUMMARY:Weekly Hatha Yoga Class - for Beginners and Beyond!
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to announce a new yoga class at Parade’s End Books on Wednesday mornings! All are welcome to drop into classes\, which are on Wednesday mornings. \nIn our beautiful bookshop setting\, come along for yoga on Wednesdays: from 9am – 9.50am every Wednesday\, George will be leading Hatha Yoga for beginners and beyond. Classes are £10 and you can bring cash or use PayPal (byGeorgeYoga). You can email or WhatsApp on the number above for more information. See you there!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/weekly-hatha-yoga-class-for-beginners-and-beyond
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Book club meeting 14
DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk \nMore darkly humorous than the title suggests\, Drive Your Plow is a subversive\, entertaining noir novel. In a remote Polish village\, Janina Duszejko\, an eccentric woman in her sixties\, recounts the events surrounding the disappearance of her two dogs. She is reclusive\, preferring the company of animals to people; she’s unconventional\, believing in the stars; and she is fond of the poetry of William Blake\, from whose work the title of the book is taken. \nWhen members of a local hunting club are found murdered\, Duszejko becomes involved in the investigation… \nWe’ll meet for the book club in the shop on Wednesday 29 June @ 7pm – everyone is welcome and we encourage newcomers\, just drop us an email at orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk to come along!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-14
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SUMMARY:An evening with bestselling local author Anne Sebba
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an incredible evening with local author and presenter Anne Sebba (author of the bestselling biography That Woman: a life of Wallis Simpson)\, to celebrate the paperback release of her new book Ethel Rosenberg : The Short Life and Great Betrayal of an American Wife and Mother. Anne will discuss her new masterfully-researched and deeply moving biography\, described by Hadley Freeman as ‘a heart-piercingly brilliant book about a woman whose personal life put her in the cross-hairs of history’. Afterwards\, there will be time for you to ask Anne all your burning questions\, and get your hands on a signed copy – don’t miss out on what promises to be an unmissable and captivating evening! \nYou can book your free tickets by ordering in the store\, ringing us on 020 85495425 or emailing orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk. Tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis so book now to secure your place. See you there!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-bestselling-local-author-anne-sebba
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Book signing: Only Heroes and Horses
DESCRIPTION: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 Horses: the 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… \nNatalie 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. \nFull 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. \nBut 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? \nOnly 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!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-signing-only-heroes-and-horses
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Book club meeting 13
DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak  \nShortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022\, The Island of Missing Trees is a rich\, magical tale of belonging and identity\, love and trauma\, nature\, and\, finally\, renewal. \nIt is set between present-day London and 1974 on the island of Cyprus. Two teenagers\, from opposite sides of a divided land\, meet at a tavern in the city they both call home. The tavern is the only place that Kostas\, who is Greek and Christian\, and Defne\, who is Turkish and Muslim\, can meet\, in secret\, hidden beneath the blackened beams from which hang garlands of garlic\, chilli peppers and wild herbs. This is where one can find the best food in town\, the best music\, the best wine. But there is something else to the place: it makes one forget\, even if for just a few hours\, the world outside and its immoderate sorrows. In the centre of the tavern\, growing through a cavity in the roof\, is a fig tree. \nWe’ll meet for the book club in the shop on Wednesday 25 May @ 7pm – if this sounds up your street\, just drop us an email at orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk to come along.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-13
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SUMMARY:Book club meeting 12
DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading Slow Horses by Mick Herron  \nThe book begins at Slough House\, Regent’s Park: a graveyard for members of the intelligence service no longer in the game – the slow horses. A motley crew of criminals\, abusers and troubled souls\, banished for various crimes of drugs and drunkenness\, lechery and failure\, politics and betrayal – they all belong to Jackson Lamb. \nJackson Lamb’s misfits may be highly trained but they don’t run ops\, they push paper. But when a boy is kidnapped and held hostage\, a chance opens up for the slow horses to redeem themselves… \nSlow Horses is also now a major TV series starring Gary Oldman\, so we thought it’d be the perfect time to read it! \nWe’ll meet for the book club in the shop on Wednesday 27 April @ 7pm – if this sounds up your street\, just drop us an email at orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk to come along.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-12
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Local Bestselling Author Mary Lawson
DESCRIPTION:We’re unbelievably excited to be hosting an evening at the bookshop with Booker Prize-nominated local author Mary Lawson!  \nJoin us on Friday 26 March 7-9pm at Parade’s End Books for a brilliant discussion with Mary Lawson\, author of bestsellers such as Crow Lake\, Road Ends and The Other Side of the Bridge. Take the opportunity to ask her all of your burning questions\, and to get your hands on a signed copy of her most recent Booker-nominated novel A Town Called Solace\, which will be newly published in paperback. There will also be alcoholic refreshments\, soft drinks and nibbles on hand – don’t miss this truly delightful evening. \nYou can book your free tickets by ordering in the store\, ringing us on 020 85495425 or emailing orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk. Tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis so book now to secure your place. See you there!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-local-bestselling-author-mary-lawson
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Book club meeting 11
DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey \nThe book begins in March 1976: St Constance\, a tiny Caribbean village on the island of Black Conch. A fisherman sings to himself\, waiting for a catch – but attracts a sea-dweller he doesn’t expect. A beautiful young woman cursed by jealous wives to live as a mermaid has been swimming the Caribbean Sea for centuries. And she is entranced by the fisherman and and his song. But her fascination is her undoing. She hears his boat’s engine again\, follows it\, and finds herself at the mercy of American tourists. After a fearsome battle\, she is pulled out of the sea and strung up on the dock as a trophy. The fisherman rescues her\, and gently wins her trust – as she starts to transform into a woman… \nWe’ll meet for the book club in the shop on Wednesday 9 March @ 7pm – if this sounds up your street\, just drop us an email at orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk to come along!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-11
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Hannah Kent in Conversation with Kiran Millwood Hargrave
DESCRIPTION:Join internationally bestselling author Hannah Kent for this exclusive event celebrating the launch of her latest novel Devotion\, where she will be speaking to author Kiran Millwood Hargrave (The Mercies). Hannah will discuss the inspiration behind her novels\, writing historical fiction\, and why this novel may be her most personal. From the author of Burial Rites and The Good People\, Devotion is an extraordinary story of a love that knows no boundaries\, as two young women in the early nineteenth century set out to make the dangerous journey from Prussia to a new life in Australia. \nTo register\, order a copy of Devotion from Parade’s End Books\, and you will be given a free exclusive link to this online event. \nYou can pre-order your copy before 3 Feb by emailing orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk or ordering directly on our website here. After 3 Feb you will also be able to purchase the book instore!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/hannah-kent-in-conversation-with-kiran-millwood-hargrave
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Book club meeting 10
DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller – winner of the Costa Novel Award 2021! \nUnsettled Ground tells the story of twins Jeanie and Julius\, who have always been different from other people. At 51 years old\, they still live with their mother\, Dot\, in rural isolation and poverty. Inside the walls of their old cottage they make music\, and in the garden they grow (and sometimes kill) everything they need for sustenance. But when Dot dies suddenly\, threats to their livelihood start raining down. Jeanie and Julius would do anything to preserve their small sanctuary against the perils of the outside world\, even as their mother’s secrets begin to unravel\, putting everything they thought they knew about their lives at stake… \nTo find out more about the book and purchase it on our website\, click here. \nIf you would like to become a member of our book club\, please email orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk. \nOur book club meets monthly in the book store to discuss recent works of fiction. We welcome newcomers\, whether you are a fiction fanatic or a casual reader. \nNote: Due to the ongoing pandemic\, this month’s book club is likely to meet over video call rather than in person. A link will be sent by email to everyone signed up to the book club mailing list closer to the date. We hope to resume in person book club at the store in March!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-10
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:BOOK LAUNCH AND SIGNING with Graham Clark\, author of Coronation Baby\, Council House Kid
DESCRIPTION:At Parade’s End Books we are pleased to announce that Graham Clark\, who many would only know by his nickname Gubba in the 1960s\, will be in our shop to locally launch his recently published book\, Coronation Baby\, Council House Kid on Saturday 15th January between 11am until 1pm. \nIt tells a story of a little lad born in Coronation week 1953\, raised locally and enjoying everything that the villages of Ham and Petersham offered in the coming decades with its places\, friendships and neighbours. \nTalking to Graham\, he doesn’t really see his book as a memoir or autobiography\, but more of a social and urban historical account of those times\, events and music that many shared\, growing up in that post-war Britain of any village\, town or community\, the ascension and era of our new Queen Elizabeth II\, in which this year\, our Monarch will be celebrating her 70th year of reign or Platinum Jubilee on 6th February 1952. \nWorking with Graham and as he likes to say\, “A special village promotional ‘Mates Rates’ price of a Tenner (£10)!” will be available this Saturday for a limited time and subject to availability\, rrp £11.99. Or just say hello and get your book signed. \nIf you want to pre-order for pickup\, please email us at orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk \nAbout the Author \nGraham Clark was born in Kingston Hospital and raised in Ham\, attending Orchard School and leaving Grey Court in 1969\, with 5 CSE’s\, apprenticed to the Post Office Telephone service\, qualifying as a Telecommunications Engineer before joining IBM as a customer engineer\, later transferring to computer sales in the 1980s\, IT consultancy\, special projects\, management\, mentor and sales training. After 33 years and retirement\, he is still working with their education team as a sales advisor.\nGraham spent his first 25 years in Ham before moving to Richmond for 5 years and then returning to live in Lock Road until the late 1980s. He now lives in Ascot. Berkshire with his wife Kathy and has raised two daughters\, Katie\, Ellie and Schnauzers Winnie and Vera (named after lyrics in The Beatles – When I’m 64!).
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-launch-and-signing-with-graham-clark-author-of-coronation-baby-council-house-kid
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Author Signings @ Latchmere Christmas Market
DESCRIPTION:Fancy some festive fun for all the family? Join us for author book signings on our stall at Latchmere Christmas Market! \nLocal authors who’ll be bringing and signing their books include Booker-nominated Mary Lawson (“A Town Called Solace”)\, local historian and writer Gordon Elsden (“People of the Latchmere”) and fantastic children’s writer Zoe Antoniades (“Invincible Voices” and the “Cally & Jimmy” series). \nBooks\, authors\, hot chocolate\, mulled wine\, craft and carols… it promises to be a lovely festive evening. See you there!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/latchmere-christmas-market
LOCATION:Latchmere Recreation Ground\, 118 Latchmere Road\, Kingston upon Thames\, KT2 5TT
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SUMMARY:Book club meeting 9
DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading a novella for our festive December book club: Love by Hanne Ørstavik. \nLove is the story of Vibeke and Jon\, a mother and son who have just moved to a small place in the north of Norway. It’s the day before Jon’s birthday\, and a travelling carnival has come to the village. Jon goes out to sell lottery tickets for his sports club\, and Vibeke is going to the library. From here on we follow the two individuals on their separate journeys through a cold winter’s night – while a sense of uneasiness grows. Love illustrates how language builds its own reality\, and thus how mother and son can live in completely separate worlds… \nTo find out more about the book and purchase it on our website\, click here. \nIf you would like to become a member of our book club\, please email orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk. \nOur book club meets monthly in the book store to discuss recent works of fiction. We welcome newcomers\, whether you are a fiction fanatic or a casual reader.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-9
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Ann Patchett in conversation with Daisy Buchanan
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an online evening featuring novelist (and bookshop owner!) Ann Patchett in conversation with author Daisy Buchanan. This event is to coincide with the publication of These Precious Days\, an irresistible collection of essays from Patchett\, the internationally bestselling\, Women’s Prize-winning author of The Dutch House and Commonwealth. \nPatchett will discuss her new essay collection\, which ranges from the personal – her portrait of the three men she called her fathers; how a chance encounter with Tom Hanks led to one of the most important friendships of her life; how to answer when someone asks why you don’t have children – to the sublime – the unexpected influence of Snoopy; the importance of knitting; the pleasure to be found in children’s books. \nThis event is free to all those that buy/pre-order These Precious Days’. \nYou will receive a link to attend on the day. \nIf you have already bought a copy of These Precious Days\, please email us at orders@paradesendbook.co.uk and we will add you to the list.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/ann-patchett-in-conversation-with-daisy-buchanan
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:An evening with Ellen Alpsten\, author of Tsarina and The Tsarina's Daughter
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the bookshop for an enchanting evening with local bestselling fiction author Ellen Alpsten\, author of Tsarina and The Tsarina’s Daughter. \nOozing with elegance and atmosphere\, Alpsten’s alluring debut novel Tsarina reimagines the rags-to-riches journey of Catherine I of Russia\, from lowly birth and work in servitude to becoming the second wife of Peter the Great\, Russia’s great moderniser. Her lauded second novel The Tsarina’s Daughter follows Catherine’s daughter Elizabeth\, whose idyllic world is upended when Russia is torn by the struggle for succession; as times change like quicksand and Elizabeth is left penniless and powerless\, she must decide whether she is willing to take up her role as Russia’s ruler\, and what she’s willing to do for her country. \nAfter discussing her experiences researching and writing to create her rich\, sweeping novels\, there will be the opportunity for a Q&A where you can ask all of your burning questions. Discussions will be followed by a chance for you to buy the books and get them signed while enjoying refreshments in true Russian style! \nRegistration required:  \nIn order to attend the event\, you will have to register in advance. \nYou can register and purchase a ticket to the event here. \nAlternately\, to order you can email us on orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk\, call us on 020 85495425 (during opening hours)\, or come into the store. \nTickets are £3 – ticket includes Tsarina-themed nibbles and drinks. \nThe event is first come first serve and there is limited space\, so please contact us as soon as possible to ensure that you aren’t disappointed!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-ellen-alpsten-author-of-tsarina-and-the-tsarinas-daughter
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Yotam Ottolenghi and Noor Murad
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exclusive online event with Yotam Ottolenghi\, world-renowned chef and food writer\, and Noor Murad\, to discuss their latest book Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love. \nYotam and Noor will be taking the audience through the ingredients and elements behind Shelf Love\, sharing the secrets of the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen and discussing how it is possible to cook with less stress and less fuss\, but with all the ‘wow’ of an Ottolenghi meal. \nThis event is free to all those that buy/or have bought ‘Test Kitchen: Shelf Love’. \nYou will receive a link to attend on the day. \nIf you have already bought a copy of Test Kitchen\, please email us at orders@paradesendbook.co.uk and we will add you to the list.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-yotam-ottolenghi-and-noor-murad
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Book club meeting 8
DESCRIPTION:For this month’s book club we will be reading Tsarina by Ellen Alpsten. \nTsarina is an epic\, rags to riches tale inspired by the story of Catherine I\, who was the second wife of Peter the Great and Empress of Russia. Spring 1699: illegitimate\, destitute and strikingly beautiful\, Marta has survived the brutal Russian winter in her remote Baltic village. Sold by her family into household labour at the age of fifteen\, Marta survives by committing a crime that will force her to go on the run. Relying on her wits and her formidable courage\, and fuelled by ambition\, desire and the sheer will to live\, Marta will become Catherine I of Russia. \nWe will be hosting an in-person event with the author Ellen Alpsten in November\, where she will discuss the book and its sequel\, so this is the perfect chance to read it before then! \nTo find out more about the book and purchase it on our website\, click here. \nIf you would like to become a member of our book club\, please email orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk. \nOur book club meets monthly in the book store to discuss recent works of fiction. We welcome newcomers\, whether you are a fiction fanatic or a casual reader.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-8
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Chas Warlow Gig
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our first LIVE music event\, a free evening gig with satiric singer-songwriter Chas Warlow. \nThe gig will start at 7 and will go on until 9 pm – there will be a break where you can buy books\, relax\, and soak up the Friday night atmosphere. \nAbout Chas: \nChas has produced 3 albums of original music\, ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous – from songs about love and vulnerability to songs about taxing Apple (or not taxing them) and eating messy food on the tube. He has played his music in the UK and abroad\, most recently in a pre-pandemic North America. His website is chaswarlow.com and his albums are available at https://chaswarlow.bandcamp.com/. \nRegistration required:  \nIn order to attend the event\, you will have to register in advance. To register please book your online ticket here\, call us on 020 85495425 (during opening hours)\, or come into the store and tell us in person. The event is first come first serve and there is limited space\, so please contact us as soon as possible to ensure that you aren’t disappointed!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/chas-warlow-gig
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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