About this Event
Join us for a morning with Maria Semple, the bestselling author of Where'd You Go Bernadette, as she talks about her new novel Go Gentle, a thrilling story of one woman's midlife transformation.
Adora Hazzard has it all figured out.
A Stoic philosopher and contented divorcée, she relishes her teenage daughter, her job as a moral tutor for an old-money family, and the bliss of finally being solo.
She's also quietly assembling a 'coven' of like-minded single women on the sixth floor of the legendary Ansonia building on New York's Upper West Side. Together, they share groceries, dog walkers - and one dirty little secret: despite their age, they're only just getting started.
Adora's life philosophy is simple: want only what you already have. It's her secret to happiness until a chance encounter with a charming stranger stirs long-buried passions.
Soon, her carefully curated life unravels: black-market art, secret rendezvous, international intrigue and a past she's worked hard to forget crash into her present. Suddenly, Adora finds herself wanting more and she's willing to risk everything to get it.
Go Gentle is a thrilling story of one woman's mid-life transformation, a romance with wit, a page-turner of ideas, a globe-trotting mother-daughter story, all wrapped in a mystery with a socko twist.
We're delighted to welcome Maria Semple to Booka to celebrate the publication of one of the most anticipated novels of the Summer.
Event Format:
Maria Semple 'in conversation' followed by audience Q&A and book signing
Tickets:
£12 without book (£10 redeemable against purchase of a signed copy of Go Gentle)
£20 with book (includes a signed copy of Go Gentle)
Venue:
Booka, Oswestry
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Refunds:
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Booka, 26-28 Church Street, Ellesmere, United Kingdom
GBP 13.70 to GBP 22.38
