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SUMMARY:C.J. Cooke
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to welcome internationally bestselling novelist and poet C.J. Cooke to Pickering Book Tree to discuss her new book which is published on 22nd October. \nThe House of Cursed Daughters is a new feminist historical fantasy from the author of nineteen published books including The Last Witch\, The Book of Witching\, A Haunting in the Arctic\, The Ghost Woods\, The Lighthouse Witches\, and The Nesting. \nCarolyn takes inspiration from real women she discovers in detailed historical research\, and her books have been critically acclaimed for their atmospheric use of time and place. Her previous historical fiction The Last Witch was praised as “a chilling\, atmospheric novel” by the Sunday Times and “a vivid and haunting portrait of a real-life heroine\, told in beautifully immersive prose” by Emilia Hart (author of The Sirens and Weyward). \nWe will chat with Carolyn about writing gothic suspense\, her research to sensitively recreate historical people and places\, and how she finds and develops compelling narratives while balancing truth and fiction through story. \nThe bookshop door will be open from 7pm and complementary drinks will be available until the event starts at 7.30pm. \nThe event is free to attend\, but booking is essential. Please contact the shop or use the form below to reserve your seats. \nWe hope to see you there! \n  \nAbout the Book\nEvil echoes down the centuries in a darkly compelling story that draws you in and keeps you totally transfixed. In three impeccably researched settings\, C.J. Cooke creates strong female characters who are utterly relatable\, even if they lived hundreds of years ago — Frances Quinn\, That Bonesetter Woman \nThree women. Seven centuries. One unbreakable blood curse…  \nIt began in fire…\nParis\, 1307. When eleven-year-old Princess Isabella of France watches four men burn at the stake\, a dying knight curses her bloodline: love will destroy everything she holds dear. \nIt was forged in madness…\nBedlam\, 1865. Lois wakes in Bedlam Asylum with no memory of who she is – only a precious red stone and the growing certainty that something ancient is hunting her. \nCan it end before blood is spilled?\nPresent day. Artist Emma Harris arrives at a crumbling French château for her wedding and the exhibition of her life. But the walls remember everything\, and something has followed her here. \nSeven centuries of destruction. One woman left to fight. \nA powerful\, rage-filled novel of courage\, sisterhood and female power inspired by a real witchcraft trial … Blisteringly brilliant — Anna Mazzola\, The Book of Secrets\, on The Last Witch \n  \nAbout the Author\nC.J. Cooke is a poet and internationally bestselling Edgar and ITW nominated gothic novelist\, who has been published in 23 languages.  \nBorn in Belfast\, C.J. has a PhD in Literature and teaches creative writing. She has been selected as a Waterstones’ Book of the Month and BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick.
URL:https://www.pickeringbooktree.co.uk/event/cj-cooke/
LOCATION:Pickering Book Tree\, 43a Market Place\, Pickering\, YO18 7AE
CATEGORIES:Fiction,Historical Fiction,In Conversation With,Meet the Author,Psychological Thriller,Supernatural
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SUMMARY:Oh\, Whistle…
DESCRIPTION:Two ghost stories by M R James\nPerformed by R M Lloyd Parry\nStorytelling at its finest… — The Stage \nAs the nights draw in\, join us for a chilling evening of classic ghost stories with Robert Lloyd Parry. \nThe quietly terrifying tales of M.R. James have become a pre-Christmas tradition\, reaching into timeless fears which do not need cinematic effects to unsettle. These are tales written to be told aloud\, by candlelight\, on long winter evenings. \nRobert will perform two perfectly paired stories\, taking us back to the Cambridge study of M.R. James whose friends gathered on evenings just like this to hear his haunting tales. At this event\, with the electric lights off\, we will bridge a time of more than a hundred years to hang on the very same words. \nThe event will be held in our atmospheric upstairs events space\, surrounded by the building’s old oak beams. Drinks will be available at an informal bar. \nThe bookshop door and bar will be open from 7pm\, and the performance will start at 7.30pm. \n  \nOh\, Whistle…\nLloyd Parry catches the sense of dread that gives James his originality — The Times \nM R James is acknowledged as the master of the English Ghost Story. He first performed his supernatural tales to friends at Christmas in King’s College\, Cambridge. Now Nunkie Theatre Company have brought two of these unforgettable spinechillers back to life. \nOh\, Whistle\, and I’ll Come to You\, My Lad – a tale of nocturnal horror on the Suffolk coast – is considered by many to be James’s masterpiece. It is beautifully complemented here by The Ash Tree\, a story of witchcraft and vengeance down the generations. \n  \nRobert Lloyd Parry\nOne of the country’s most idiosyncratic and underrated performers — Times Literary Supplement \nSince 2006 Robert Lloyd Parry has toured the planet retelling classic tales of horror\, fantasy and detection. \nThough the stories he tells are based on established\, classic texts\, he never reads straight from a book. Each performance or  livestreamed telling involves careful preparation\, editing and rehearsal. \nI’ve seen Lloyd Parry twice and he is absolutely\, utterly mesmerizing — The Washington Post \n  \nFind Out More\nRead more about Robert Lloyd Parry\, Nunkie Theatre and the M R James project on the Nunkie website \nWatch online stories and documentaries from Nunkie on YouTube\, or access supporter exclusive content via Patreon \nFollow Nunkie on Facebook or listen to a sample of Robert’s performances on Bandcamp \n  \nTickets\n£12 from the bookshop counter or online from the Pickering Festival: Rooted Ticket Source page \n \nDirect link to the event booking page here
URL:https://www.pickeringbooktree.co.uk/event/oh-whistle/
LOCATION:Pickering Book Tree\, 43a Market Place\, Pickering\, YO18 7AE
CATEGORIES:Classic,Fiction,Pickering Festival: Rooted,Storytelling,Supernatural,Theatre
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