About this Event
We're thrilled to welcome the beloved comedian, presenter and best selling author, Tom Allen to the Wirral to celebrate the publication of his much anticipated debut novel, Common Decency.
Praised by a whole host of writers and comedians including Jo Brand, Jeff Goldblum, Claudia Winkleman, Terry Deary & Jacqueline Wilson, Common Decency is Tom's well crafted first fiction offering, told with his trademark acerbic wit.
Join us on Saturday 23rd May at 7pm when Tom will be in conversation about the book, before answering questions from the audience. The event is being held at Hope Church, Station Road, Hoylake, CH47 4AA. Tickets are £24 and include a pre-signed copy of Common Decency (rrp £ 20). Doors will open at 6:30pm for a 7pm start.
Do get in touch if you have any questions regarding accessibility, and we'll do our best to help, and please note Tom will not be signing books at the end of the event.
We're incredibly excited to welcome Tom to the Wirral, and look forward to seeing you there!
About Common Decency:
'A fantastic frothy read about suburbia with all Tom Allen's great style'
--- JACQUELINE WILSON, international #1 bestseller
'A deliciously witty suburban comedy of manners with real bite, shot through with Tom Allen's trademark humour. A brilliant debut novel!'
--- TERRY DEARY, #1 Sunday Times bestseller
'Absolutely fantastic, I love Tom Allen!' --- SARA COX
'I love it!' --- JEFF GOLDBLUM
'A brilliant book' --- CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN
'Genuinely charming and so well-written. Read this book instead of doom-scrolling and you will go to bed happy' --- JEREMY VINE
'A story that made me both spit out my tea with laughter and brought me close to tears. I LOVED IT!'
--- RUTH HOGAN, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things
'Charming and comical with a sardonic raised eyebrow. Very Tom Allen!' --- JO BRAND
'Tom writes with a perfect comic voice, about a place no one knows better, suburbia. A beautiful book about a much ignored area of British life' --- JOSH WIDDICOMBE
It may be quiet in the suburbs, but it's far from peaceful . . .
Oak Drive can be found nestled tidily in an unassuming English town. Its uniform front gardens overlook a midsized common which the street's residents survey with quiet, some might say smug, pride.
This is the sort of place where it pays to sweat the small stuff, and let the big things look after themselves. Bins should be placed back in their right positions in a timely fashion and paintwork should share the same tasteful but muted palette.
Sometimes, however, the big things do not look after themselves - and all hell can break loose in sleepy suburbia.
Common Decency chronicles the lives and interactions of the street's residents as they band together to save a beloved oak tree from destruction at the hands of ruthless developers.
As tensions rise and repressed neuroses and resentments seep out, the secrets of Oak Drive threaten to shatter the well-ordered veneer, revealing some rather more surprising truths. . .
Tom Allen brings his trademark dark comedy to the page in this brilliant novel about what it truly means to be a neighbourhood.
About Tom Allen:
With his signature acerbic wit and riotous storytelling, Tom Allen has cemented himself as a household name and star on both stage and screen. He’s best known as the hilarious co-host of Cooking with the Stars alongside Emma Willis and is a regular on Bake Off: An Extra Slice. He’s the author of two critically acclaimed memoirs: No Shame, which was a Sunday Times bestseller, and Too Much. Common Decency is his debut novel. Tom’s sold-out Completely tour of 2023 and 2024 was extended multiple times, selling over a hundred and fifty thousand tickets. He co-hosts the hit podcast Like Minded Friends alongside Suzi Ruffell, and can also be seen and heard hosting his brand-new visualised podcast Pottering, where he invites you into his garden for a chat and a stroll, alongside some very special guests.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Hope Church Wirral, Station Road, Hoylake, United Kingdom
GBP 26.71
