Chasing the Devil - Richmond Library
Join us for a talk with best-selling author of Blood River, Tim Butcher. In his latest book, Chasing the Devil, Tim describes an epic 350 mile journey he completed on foot through war-ravaged Liberia following a route blazed in 1935 by a young Graham Greene, who was then a penniless author anxious to prove himself as a travel-writer. Helped by stunning photographs and video, Tim will give a unique ground-level view from a country widely regarded as too dangerous for regular travel and at the same time offer an insight into the mysterious, early career of Greene. Tim is currently based in Cape Town with his family and this talk is part of his UK tour.Tickets £2 including refreshments.
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Ecuador & The Galapagos Islands - East Sheen Library
Ecuador & The Galapagos Islands: a journey in South America.
John Ray is a retired advertising copywriter who's decided its time to see something more of the world than Sheen. The result has been more amazing than he had ever expected. Ancient cultures still survive and he has met people for whom witches and magic spells are part of everyday existence. There are places where people still wear fourteenth century clothing - yet produce a mobile phone to chat to friends; and places with birds and beasts which can only be described as fabulous. John enjoys explaining why he finds travelling so fascinating and describing some of the more unlikely situations in which he has found himself!
Tickets 50p including refreshments.
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Jewellery Making - Twickenham Library
Join us on this 5 week course for absolute beginners to discover your creative potential and learn some techniques to use at home.
Throughout the course participants will have the opportunity to learn the bead based techniques required to make earrings, bracelets and necklaces, and discover the different types of beads, components and tools used.
As part of the course you will be given a starter-kit which will enable every participant to complete unique pieces of self–made jewellery while on the course, and provide them with essential tools to work at home afterwards. The course will run from 1-3pm on Tuesdays from 5th October until 2nd November. £50 fee per participant including starter-kit
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My River Crane talk - Twickenham Library
My River Crane talk by Rob Gray (Chair of Force-Friends of the River Crane Environment)
Free event
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Rosie Alison - Hampton Library
Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2010 - Shortlisted for Amazon's Rising Stars award 2009 - Longlisted for the RNA Romantic Novel of the Year 2010
Join us for a talk with Rosie Alison on this haunting and memorable debut. The Very Thought of You is a story of love, loss and complicated loyalties, combining a sweeping narrative with subtle psychological observation. Born in 1964, Rosie Alison read English at Oxford. She spent over ten years working in television, as a producer-director of arts documentaries. Currently Head of Development at Heyday Films in the UK, she has recently co-produced two feature films (The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and the forthcoming film Is There Anybody There?) and lives locally. Signed books will be available to purchase.Booking essential. Tickets: £2 refreshments included.
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The Last Kestrel - Richmond Library
Two strong women. Two cultures. One unifying cause: survival.
The Last Kestrel is a deeply moving and lyrical story of disparate lives - innocent and not-so-innocent - caught up in the horrors of war. It is a book which will resonate with fans of The Kite Runner and The Bookseller of Kabul. It was inspired by Jill’s experiences with British troops in Afghanistan where she met some remarkable Afghan women.
Jill McGivering is a senior BBC broadcaster, specialising in Asia. She's covered foreign news for the past 18 years for all the BBC's main radio and television news outlets. Her posts as a BBC Correspondent include Hongkong, South Asia and the US State Department. Tickets £1 including refreshments.
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Writing workshop - East Sheen Library
Romance is not dead!Join Mills & Boon editors Lucy Gilmour, Flo Nicoll and Anna Boatman for a rather romantic creative writing workshop. Find out up-to-date information about writing for Mills & Boon, the world’s leading romance publishing company, discover what editors are looking for and get inspired to write your own romantic novel.
Mills & Boon are looking for talented new writers, so if you’re interested in having a go why not enter their New Voices competition, launching in September. For more information please visit www.romanceisnotdead.com
Tickets £5 including refreshments.
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