Join best-selling writer KATE MOSSE, as she muses on the the seasonal delights of Sussex, her home county, at a special event to celebrate the release of her new non-fiction book AUTUMN. Exploring nature, folklore, memory and history, Autumn is a love letter to Sussex and an atmospheric portrait of the season of change.
In Autumn, Kate Mosse celebrates the season of shifting light and crisp mornings. This magical journey through the turning year captures the ever-changing colours of the autumn landscape, the crunch of leaves underfoot, the drift of migrating birds and the last warmth of the sun. Starting in her own garden, Kate leads us out to the misty Fishbourne marshes of her childhood, with their vast skies and wading birds, and into ancient yew forests/ steeped in myth and mystery. We travel across the harvest fields, follow the river bends of the Ouse and the Lavant, and join the crowds at Lewes on Bonfire Night, where the air crackles with flame and torchlight.
Kate Mosse is the author of eleven novels & short story collections, including the No 1 bestselling The Joubert Family Chronicles, the Languedoc Trilogy – Labyrinth, Sepulchre and Citadel – and Gothic fiction including The Winter Ghosts and The Taxidermist’s Daughter. Her books have been translated into 38 languages and published in more than 40 countries. She has also written four works of non-fiction – including her memoir about caring, An Extra Pair of Hands and Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries: How Women (Also) Built the World.
ABOUT THE EVENT
This event will take place at the beautiful Church of St Andrew & St Cuthman in Steyning – which actually features in the book!
Doors open at 7pm, talk starts at 7.30pm. Kate will be in conversation with nature writer ROGER MORGAN-GRENVILLE, a fellow Sussex resident.
Ticket only’ tix are £8, ‘Book with Ticket’ tix are £16 and include a hardback copy of AUTUMN (RRP £16.99) Copies of AUTUMN and some of Kate Mosses’ other books will be on sale on the night, and the talk will be followed with a book-signing.
Tix available via the link below (small booking fee applies) or in person from the Steyning Bookshop
PRE-ORDER PRIZE DRAW
Customers who purchase the ‘BOOK WITH TICKET’ option are eligible to enter a fantastic prize draw being run by HODDER PRESS in conjunction with BROWNSWORD HOTELS and WISTON ESTATE. You can win an overnight stay at Amberley Castle to include bed & breakfast and either dinner or afternoon tea for two guests, plus a Celebration of Magnum Case from Wiston Wine Estate! Proof of purchase required – your ‘book with ticket’ confirmation will be accepted, or a till receipt or pre-order confirmation for ordering the book without attending the event. Follow this link to enter!