# Event Details - **Event Name**: An evening with Sarah Vaughan at Waterstones Deansgate - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 08:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: The bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal joins us to celebrate her latest compelling pschodrama, Based on a True Story.About this EventWe are thrilled to welcome bestselling author Sarah Vaughan to Deansgate, celebrating the paperback release of Based on a True Story.When a mysterious email surfaces threatening to expose a decades-long lie, children's author Eleanor Kingman must think fast to avoid ruin in this unputdownable thriller from the bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal.Vaughan joins us to discuss this compelling pschodrama and answer audience questions, followed by a signing.Doors at 6pm. Ticket with Book option inlcudes a copy of Based on a True Story (RRP. £9.99) to be collected at the event.For any queries regarding accessibility, please get in touch with us in advance by emailing events.manchester@waterstones.com to let us know how we can support your visit.About Based on a True StoryAll families have secrets. But it's the lies that can K*ll.A lavish 70th birthday party. A body found on a storm-lashed beach. And a secret that someone is dying to tell...Famed children’s author Dame Eleanor Kingman has summoned her family and friends to her exquisite manor house on the cliffs. They're celebrating her birthday – and her latest number one bestseller in her series of books based on a mother fox and her cubs.But the night before the party, Eleanor receives an email: an email that threatens to expose the lie she’s kept up for over half a century.Someone knows her secret. Is it her estranged literary agent? Is it her ex-husband, to whom she no longer speaks? Is it the nanny she fired all those years ago, who always did have a knack for storytelling? Or is it one of her three daughters, all of whom have a stake in the publishing empire she has built...With a TV crew arriving to film a documentary of her life, Eleanor needs to find out who sent the email – and preserve her multimillion-pound career.But when push comes to shove, and it's time to tell the truth - will anyone actually believe her?About the AuthorSARAH VAUGHAN is the million-copy bestselling author of six novels, which have been translated into twenty-eight languages. Brought up in Devon, she read English at Oxford and went on to become a journalist. After training at the Press Association, Sarah spent eleven years at the Guardian as a news reporter, political correspondent and health correspondent, before leaving to freelance and write fiction. Her previous novels include Anatomy of a Scandal, an instant international bestseller translated into twenty-six languages and adapted for a major Netflix series in 2022. Sarah’s fourth novel, Little Disasters, has recently come to screen starring Diane Kruger, airing on Paramount+ in 2025. Based on a True Story is Sarah’s sixth novel.Agenda🕑: 06:00 PMDoors🕑: 06:30 PMTalk + Audience Q&A🕑: 07:30 PMSigning - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/manchester/an-evening-with-sarah-vaughan-at-waterstones-deansgate/100001997973011060 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, entertainment, parties, workshops, health-wellness, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: all_ages - door_time: 2026-09-16T17:00:00Z - Duration: 2 hours - Location: Waterstones - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 6, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Manchester - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Waterstones - **lat**: 53.4817105 - **long**: -2.2472453 - **full address**: Waterstones, 91 Deansgate, Manchester, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: An evening with Sarah Vaughan at Waterstones Deansgate - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/77e88f56b8339aa2d1487d8452027938cf3fd29de08f81b4eab02eac804d087b-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg?v=1787095323 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is An evening with Sarah Vaughan at Waterstones Deansgate being held? - **A:** An evening with Sarah Vaughan at Waterstones Deansgate takes place on Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Waterstones, 91 Deansgate, Manchester, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing An evening with Sarah Vaughan at Waterstones Deansgate? - **A:** An evening with Sarah Vaughan at Waterstones Deansgate is organized by Waterstones. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Waterstones's events? - **A:** Attendees have given Waterstones a rating of 5/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. 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