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3 FRIDAY
APRIL 2009
Jeffery Archer interviewed
by Julie Summers
Paths of Glory
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8pm / Newman Rooms, St Aldates / £7.50
Jeffrey Archer, whose bestselling novels include Not
a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, Kane and Abel and
The Eleventh Commandment, has sold over 250 million
books throughout the world. In his latest novel, Paths
of Glory, he draws on a cast of unforgettable characters
– many of them key players in British history. Published
a decade after George Mallory’s body was discovered
on Everest, it tells the heartbreaking account of
Mallory’s attempt to make the first ascent of the
world’s highest mountain.
Amidst this epic tale of honour, ambition and pride, lies
a moving love story between Mallory and his wife Ruth,
the one woman who could compete with his love for
‘Chomolungma’, Goddess Mother of the Earth. Jeffrey
Archer talks to Sandy Irvine’s great niece, Julie Summers.
Joan Bakewell,
Nick Baker and Irma Kurtz
Chaired by Emma Soames
Ageing – The Future
8pm / Garden Marquee, Christ Church / £7.50
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Britons are living longer and staying active later.
But what are the implications for the economy
and the National Health Service And how will the
state meet the needs of this ageing population
To discuss the issues raised by the topic, Joan
Bakewell, the government’s recently appointed voice
of the elderly (whose first novel, All the Nice Girls,
has just been published), will be joined by Nick
Baker, whose Groovy Old Men takes a lighter look at
older men who see age as no reason to stop having
fun, and agony-aunt Irma Kurtz, author of About
Time: Growing Old Disgracefully. Chaired by Emma
Soames, Editor of Saga Magazine.
Sponsored by Blackwell
Mary Mount and
Ross Raisin
Penguin Reader’s Evening
The Inside Story from
one of Britain’s Foremost
Publishing Houses
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John Blackwell and
Chris Sykes
At the End of the Day:
Poems & Songs
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8pm / Music Room, Christ Church / £10.00
(includes a glass of wine)
Poet and songwriter Chris Sykes and guitarist John
Blackwell wax lyrical on the fun and joy of growing old.
Chris Sykes’ thoughtful poems and songs will touch,
delight and surprise. Audience reaction last year:
‘Tender, funny and highly intelligent.’ ‘An
excellent mix of poetry and music – humorous
and poignant.’ ‘Loved it!’
8pm / McKenna Room, Christ Church / £7.50
Ross Raisin’s first novel, God’s Own Country, was
published to great acclaim in hardback last year and
was shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys prize.
Set in Ross’s native Yorkshire, the book is a brilliantly
realised first-person account of an unsettled loner.
Mary Mount is Editorial Director at Penguin Books
and Ross’s editor. Come and hear Mary talk about
her life as an editor, and then listen to her interview
Ross about how he came to write his book. Penguin
have 30 copies of God’s Own Country to give away
to the first three reading groups who email them at
their readers’ group website, www.penguin.co.uk/
readers. Just email readers@penguin.co.uk, giving
the name of your reading group and the address you
would like the books sent to.
Supported by Penguin
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