9th April - Patrick Gale

Patrick Gale is the bestseller author of titles including A Place Called Winter, Mother’s Boy and Take Nothing With You. He’s coming to visit us to talk about his latest novel, Love Lane.

Join us at 7.00pm on Thursday 9th April to hear Patrick talk about his books and career. There’ll be an opportunity to ask your questions and get your books signed as well!

You won’t get a physical ticket, we’ll add your name to our list and let you in on the night!

Love Lane – Patrick Gale

When veteran Canadian wheat farmer, Harry Cane is obliged to sell up and sail home to an England transformed by two world wars, his arrival triggers unwelcome self-examination for the family he abandoned, and for whom he has never been more than a distant myth. His daughter feels duty bound to take him in but is riven with doubt and ambushed by a long buried anger she has never before expressed.

Harry’s effect on the next generation is less predictable, and enables his granddaughter to deal with an unspeakable trauma, while her gentle husband feels seen for who he truly is. Can Harry stay and make a new life before it’s too late, or will he find himself cast out again, punished for having witnessed and understood too much?

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