Celebrity Hotel by Neil Kirby
In Celebrity Hotel, Neil Kirby, a former General Manager of the Grosvenor, looks back at his extraordinary rise from below-the-stairs washer-up to bespoke-suited manager and, in doing so, lifts the lid on this formidable institution. What emerges is an entertaining, highly amusing portrait of two contrasting worlds. In 2005 Neil bought his own multi-million pound hotel in Eastbourne. Free event.
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Dry Felt Making workshop
Now you can learn the fascinating art of felt making with artist Laura Service and create your own stunning piece!
This hands-on workshop is suitable for absolute beginners who want to understand the process of turning wool into felt. Find out where to buy more materials to continue your talent and creativity. No experience needed.
Adults welcome. Booking essential. Free event.
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Effie - From Ruskin’s Wife to Millais’s Muse - A Victorian Scandal at Richmond Library
The wife who repelled Ruskin, sought an annulment from their marriage and then became the much painted wife of Millais… this is the true story of Euphemia Chalmers Ruskin, also known as Effie. Free event.
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Effie-From Ruskin’s Wife to Millais’s Muse - A Victorian Scandal at Teddington Library
The wife who repelled Ruskin, sought an annulment from their marriage and then became the much painted wife of Millais.This is the true story of Euphemia Chalmers Ruskin, also known as Effie. Free event.
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Meet The Author - Jeffrey Lewis
‘Lewis is a master of the subtle interplay of coincidence and character, the light tripping of events that lead to a disaster that seems at once inevitable and yet shocking’ The Washington Post
Jeffrey Lewis was born in New York, educated at Yale and now lives in Los Angeles and Castine, Maine. Free event.
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Meet The Author - R.J. Ellory
R.J. Ellory has been called "one of crime fiction's new stars" by the Sunday Telegraph. He began his first novel in 1987 and did not stop until 1993. During this time he completed twenty-two novels, most of them in longhand, and accumulated several hundred polite and complimentary rejection letters.
Roger stopped writing out of sheer frustration and did not start again for eight years.
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Suzanne Bugler at Castelnau Library
Join us for a series of talks with local author Suzanne Bugler
about her stunning adult debut This Perfect World.
Suzanne Bugler lives in South-West London with her husband
and two sons. She has also written two novels for young adults:
Staring up at the Sun and Meet Me at the Boathouse. Free event.
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Suzanne Bugler at Richmond Library
Join us for a series of talks with local author Suzanne Bugler
about her stunning adult debut This Perfect World.
Suzanne Bugler lives in South-West London with her husband
and two sons. She has also written two novels for young adults:
Staring up at the Sun and Meet Me at the Boathouse. Free event.
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Suzanne Bugler at Whitton Library
Join us for a series of talks with local author Suzanne Bugler
about her stunning adult debut This Perfect World.
Suzanne Bugler lives in South-West London with her husband
and two sons. She has also written two novels for young adults:
Staring up at the Sun and Meet Me at the Boathouse. Free event.
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