

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Wendy Erskine - The Benefactors
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 11:00 am – Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 12:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: A special book club author event with virtuoso short story writer, Wendy Erskine, to discuss her astounding novel, The Benefactors.About this EventWendy ErskineThe BenefactorsThursday 25 June 2026, 11.00am - 12.00pmColchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, CO1 1NFA Book Club Author EventWe are delighted to be joined by virtuoso short story writer of collections such as Sweet Home for this special event to discuss her astounding novel, The Benefactors - a blazingly funny and astute portrait of modern-day Northern Ireland that deftly mines issues of class, money and parenthood.If you are member of a book club, why not come along en masse for an in-depth discussion about the book with the author in person!In partnership with Red Lion Books' Appetite Book Club.This event will include an audience Q&amp;A and after the event there will be an opportunity to get your book signed.All are welcome to attend (you don’t have to belong to a book club), but please note as this is a Book Club event there is an assumption that the audience has read the book and this event may include spoilers for the book.Tickets: £8 event onlyor£16 includes paperback copy of The Benefactors - available if booked via Red Lion Books, here's the link: https://redlionbooks.co.uk/product/book-club-event-with-author-wendy-erskine-discussing-the-benefactors/The BenefactorsWaterstones Irish Book of the Year 2025Longlisted for the 2026 Women's Prize for FictionAn Observer Best Debut Novel 2025Longlisted for the Gordon Burn PrizeIn The Benefactors we meet Frankie, Miriam and Bronagh - very different women but all mothers to 18-year-old boys. Glamorous Frankie, now married to a wealthy, older man, grew up in care. Miriam has recently lost her beloved husband Kahlil in ambiguous circumstances. Bronagh, the CEO of a children's services charity, loves the celebrity and prestige this brings her.They do not know each other yet, but when their sons are accused of sexually assaulting Misty Johnston, whose family lacks the wealth and social-standing of their own, they'll leverage all the power of their position to protect their children.From the prize-winning author of Dance Move and Sweet Home, this is an astounding novel about intimate histories, class and money - and what being a parent means. Brutal, tender and rigorously intelligent, The Benefactors is a daring, polyphonic presentation of modern-day Northern Ireland. It is also very funny.Colchester Arts Center has step-free access - find out more about accessibility at the venue here: https://colchesterartscentre.com/accessibility/.Photo of Wendy Erskine © Khara Pringle
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/colchester/wendy-erskine-the-benefactors/100001985792196917
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Workshops, Nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 8, max: 8, currency: GBP

## Event venue details

- **city**: Colchester
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Colchester Arts Centre
- **lat**: 51.8886227
- **long**: 0.8941617
- **full address**: Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, United Kingdom

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- **organizer**: Essex Book Festival (https://allevents.in/org/essex-book-festival/23215812)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 11:00 am (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, United Kingdom
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 8 up to 8 GBP
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Essex Book Festival
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, literary-art, Workshops, Nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Wendy Erskine - The Benefactors ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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