Name: Bedlington Library - Author Event with Irene Waters "Letters from Lydia"
Start: 2026-01-22T13:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-22T14:30:00+00:00
Location: Bedlington Library Glebe Road Bedlington NE22 6JX

Bedlington Library - Author Event with Irene Waters "Letters from Lydia"

Come join us at Bedlington Library for a special author event with Irene Waters, as she presents her book "Letters from Lydia - Everyday Life in Eighteenth Century Newcastle".
August 1794
A Coach travelling north up the A1 is carrying newleywed Lydia Wickham (nee Bennett) to join her husband's regiment in Newcastle. What does her new life hold in store and what adventures and problems await? Will the social life be as lively as she hoped and who will she meet?
A sequel to Pride and Prejudice that follows the hoydenish, unconventional youngest Bennett girl Lydia, but here the fictional character moves among historical figures and all the public events she attends are documented.
Discover what living as an army wife in this eighteenth century town was really like.
Letters from Lydia is a fascinating sequel to Lydia's story and merges fiction with fact, perfect for Austen fans and readers who enjoy historical fiction.
Irene will be bringing copies of the book to sell and sign.