# Event Details - **Event Name**: Author Talk with Caroline Elton - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 12 May, 2026 at 12:30 pm – Tue, 12 May, 2026 at 01:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Join us for a lunchtime talk at the bookshop with Caroline Elton to celebrate the paperback release of her new book, Looking After!About this EventFrom author of Also Human, Caroline Elton brings the story of her brother into light in her new memoir Looking After: Autism, Family, and End-of-Life Care.Date: Tuesday 12 MayTime: 12.30pmVenue: The Writers' Cafe, Sevenoaks Bookshop, 147 High Street, Sevenoaks, TN13 1XJTickets: from £10'Held me captive to the very last page. Wise, compassionate and compellingly told' Monica Ali, author of LOVE MARRIAGE'A beautiful, bracing gem of a book, quite unlike any other family memoir I've ever read' Polly Morland, author of A FORTUNATE WOMAN'Beautifully written, erudite and important . . . Looking After is a love letter to an autistic brother and to family itself, and a reminder of the power of empathy to save lives' Christie Watson, author of THE LANGUAGE OF KINDNESSLooking AfterMeet Lionel, Caroline's older brother. Born in the late 1940s, when little was known about autism, Lionel was considered a peculiarity. From the beginning, he was a silent child, oblivious to the people around him and intent only on playing with his toy trucks. By the time he turned four, doctors declared him ineducable and advised that he be institutionalised - a shockingly standard practise at the time.No one could have predicted that Lionel would go onto music college and find his place in the world. With the help of his mother - who refused to send him away - Lionel lived a life that was certainly unusual but never dull. He had perfect pitch, could multiply three-figure numbers in his head, or work out which day of the week you were born on, the instant you told him your birthday.But when Lionel's mother dies, and shortly after he is diagnosed with cancer, his two sisters struggle to fill the void - to become Lionel's caretaker and support him as they had promised their mother. Looking After is both a portrait of one autistic man's remarkable life, and a heart-rending story of how one family learnt to care for each other, to deal with loss and to be by each other's side at the very end.Caroline EltonCaroline Elton was born in north London, the youngest child after her sister Liz and their older brother, Lionel, who was autistic.Originally trained as a teacher, she changed career direction and for the past 25 years has worked as a psychologist who specialises in supporting medical students and doctors.The author of Also Human: The Inner Lives of Doctors, Caroline was appointed as Associate Professor/Senior Adviser at Norwich Medical school in 2022.She is married, with three children, and still lives in north London. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/3b00e310-2455-11f1-886e-e3e40c802de8-rimg-w592-h740-dcfffdef-gmir.jpg Some of the ticket options that don’t include the author’s book, or are specially priced for couples, are limited in number and can sell out quickly. Our aim is to try and bring the best and most interesting authors to our town. We are always trying to balance accessibility and affordability for our audiences, alongside requirements from publishers to sell enough books for events to be worthwhile enterprises for their authors. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sevenoaks/author-talk-with-caroline-elton/100001985057349970 - **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 11.29, max: 15.56, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Sevenoaks - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Sevenoaks Bookshop - **lat**: 51.2731771 - **long**: 0.192566 - **full address**: Sevenoaks Bookshop, 147 High Street, Sevenoaks, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Author Talk with Caroline Elton - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/336380dbc6db027deb37327b9440e4eb0086ce3d219f1522130c6abea5e60c34-rimg-w1200-h600-dcfefded-gmir.jpg?v=1774008394 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Author Talk with Caroline Elton being held? - **A:** Author Talk with Caroline Elton takes place on Tue, 12 May, 2026 at 12:30 pm to Tue, 12 May, 2026 at 01:30 pm at Sevenoaks Bookshop, 147 High Street, Sevenoaks, United Kingdom. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Author Talk with Caroline Elton? - **A:** Ticket prices for Author Talk with Caroline Elton range from GBP 11 to GBP 16 depending on the ticket type. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilityTicket OnlyGBP 11 + GBP 1 feeAvailableBook & TicketGBP 16 + GBP 2 feeAvailable - **Q**: Who is organizing Author Talk with Caroline Elton? - **A:** Author Talk with Caroline Elton is organized by Sevenoaks Bookshop. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Author Talk with Caroline Elton", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/336380dbc6db027deb37327b9440e4eb0086ce3d219f1522130c6abea5e60c34-rimg-w1200-h600-dcfefded-gmir.jpg?v=1774008394", "startDate": "2026-05-12T12:30:00+01:00", "endDate": "2026-05-12T13:30:00+01:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/sevenoaks/author-talk-with-caroline-elton/100001985057349970", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Sevenoaks Bookshop", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "147 High Street", "postalCode": "TN13 1XJ", "addressLocality": "Sevenoaks", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "51.2731771", "longitude": "0.192566" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us for a lunchtime talk at the bookshop with Caroline Elton to celebrate the paperback release of her new book, Looking After!", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-03-20", "availabilityEnds": "2026-05-12T13:30:00+01:00", "validFrom": "2026-03-20", "lowPrice": "11.29", "highPrice": "15.56", "price": "11.29", "url": "https://allevents.in/sevenoaks/author-talk-with-caroline-elton/100001985057349970" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-03-20", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-03-20", "url": "https://allevents.in/sevenoaks/author-talk-with-caroline-elton/100001985057349970", "price": "11.29", "name": "Ticket Only" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-03-20", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-03-20", "url": "https://allevents.in/sevenoaks/author-talk-with-caroline-elton/100001985057349970", "price": "15.56", "name": "Book & Ticket" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Sevenoaks Bookshop", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/sevenoaks-bookshop/26727437", "description": "Independent bookselling since 1948." } ] } ] ```