Manni Coe: Little Ruins

We are delighted to be joined by bestselling author, Manni Coe , on Monday 22nd September at 7pm , as he chats to Andrés N. Ordorica about his heart-mending exploration of human connection in the face of past trauma, in his new book, Little Ruins .

Looking to begin a new chapter after years on the move, Manni Coe and his partner take a risk and buy 'The Corner', a crumbling but beautiful 150-year-old farmstead tucked into a remote valley in Andalusia, surrounded by olive trees. It's perfect for their unconventional family of three: Jack, Manni and his youngest brother, Reuben. Secluded from the village by a river and in awe of the extraordinary Spanish landscape, Manni watches their land teem with mountain goats and wild boar, red deer and seasonal swallows. He begins to feel that this might be the place where each of them will find their peace.
But nothing is ever so simple. Though their hilltop village offers food, fellowship and guidance, many visitors bring their own problems and troubled pasts over the river. While Manni and Jack work to afford rebuilding The Corner, who will care for Reuben in the way that he deserves? And as Manni starts to realise that the scars from his childhood - kept hidden for all these years - might not have healed at all, a single, terrible event threatens everything the three of them have spent so long building together.

You may also like the following events from Blackwell's Bookshop Edinburgh, South Bridge:

• This Thursday, 24th July, 07:00 pm, An Evening of Scottish Folklore in Edinburgh
• Next Thursday, 31st July, 07:00 pm, M. K. Hardy: The Needfire in Edinburgh

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