Meet novelist LORI INGLIS HALL as she discusses her debut novel THE SHOCK OF THE LIGHT, an intimate, immersive and page-turning novel set during and after the Second World War. This is an ‘open book group’ event, we invite members of the public to join us alongside the members of our 3 bookshop book groups. Ideally, we’d like everyone to read the book prior to the event- purchase the ‘book with ticket’ ticket for £18 and pick up your book from the bookshop asap!
ABOUT THE SHOCK OF THE LIGHT
The Shock of the Light is a delicately told study of twinhood, and the shattering impact of war on two ordinary lives. Anglo-French twins Tessa and Theo have always had a deep bond, until Tessa leaves Cambridge to study at the Sorbonne, and the war sends them their separate ways – the RAF for Theo, clandestine operations behind enemy lines in France for bilingual Tessa. Two years later, only one of them comes home. Has their interwoven thread been severed for ever by the dark violence of war?
ABOUT THE EVENT
Hear Lori Inglis Hall ‘in conversation’ with an interviewer (TBC) followed by audience / book group Q and A and a chance to get your book signed. Find out about the inspiration, research and real-life experiences behind this heart-wrenching story, and hear all about Lori’s amazing experience of becoming a publishing sensation!
The venue will be UPSTAIRS at AWEN FURNITURE, doors open at 7pm, event starts at 7.30pm.
A welcome drink will be served upon entry.
Ticket only £5 or grab our bargain ‘Book with Ticket’ deal for £18 (book RRP £18.99. If buying ‘book with ticket’ please mention whether you’ll pick the book up at the shop prior to the event, or if you’d prefer to receive your book on the night) Tickets via link below (small booking fee applied to online bookings) or in person from the bookshop (no booking fee)
About Lori Inglis Hall
Lori Inglis Hall has an MA (research) in history from Goldsmiths College, University of London, and works as a researcher and rights manager for the estate of the photographer Lee Miller. Previously, she spent a decade working in politics at the House of Commons. She lives rurally in Sussex with her family and an inordinate number of books. The Shock of the Light is Hall’s first novel.
