Authors Afternoon Tea Experiences
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Clare Mackintosh - Friday 22nd May
Top cop turned crime writer Clare Mackintosh, who has sold more than three million books, will be talking to journalist York Membery about her life as an author, and what inspired her string of bestsellers, including her latest Top Ten book, It’s Not What You Think.
Clare Mackintosh is a former police officer and the internationally bestselling crime author of nine novels, including I Let You Go, Hostage, and the critically acclaimed DC Ffion Morgan series. Collectively, her books have spent more than 60 weeks in the bestseller lists, been optioned for screen and translated into 40 languages. Her latest thriller It’s Not What You Think, published in March, was an instant number one Sunday Times bestseller. In this exclusive event, Clare will talk about her journey from crime fighter to crime writer, and share how she crafts her killer twists.
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Monty Halls - Friday 19th June
Join us for a captivating afternoon in the company of acclaimed author Monty Halls. Hosted in the Nettlefold Restaurant, this event begins with arrival from 13:00, followed by a traditional Afternoon Tea served at 13:30. As you relax into the experience, Monty will share insights from his novel, Killing House, before an engaging talk and Q&A from 14:30 to 15:30.
Priced at £55 per person, or £70 with Champagne, this is a rare opportunity to enjoy great conversation, storytelling, and timeless surroundings in equal measure.
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Joanne Harris - Thursday 16th July
Joanne Harris is an award winning author, who is best known for her work Chocolat, which was made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche. Since then, she has written over 20 more novels, plus novellas, short stories, game scripts, the libretti for two short operas, several screenplays, a stage musical (with Howard Goodall) and three cookbooks. Her books are now published in over 50 countries and have won a number of British and international awards. She is an honorary Fellow of St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, has honorary doctorates in literature from the universities of Sheffield and Huddersfield. She is coming to do an immersive chocolate and wine tasting event including a short reading from her work Chocolat in an occasion that is sure to captivate the senses.
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Ruth Ware - 1st September
Ruth Ware is the international number one bestselling author of ten psychological crime novels, including One by One, The Turn of the Key, One Perfect Couple, and the Lo Blacklock duology, The Woman in Cabin 10 and The Woman in Suite 11, the former recently filmed for Netflix. Described as “The Agatha Christie of our time” by writer David Baldacci, she is visiting Burgh Island to speak about her love of locked room mysteries, island settings, and luxury hotels, and the profound influence of Agatha Christie on her writing.
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Lucy Clarke - Monday 28th September
Lucy Clarke was inspired to write The Surf House after falling in love with surfing in her thirties and visiting a wild, wave-pounded spot on the Moroccan coast. She is the million-copy-bestselling author of eight other destination thrillers, which include Sunday Times bestseller The Hike, the Richard and Judy Book Club pick, One of the Girls, and The Castaways, which was released as a major international TV series for Paramount. When Lucy isn’t away on research trips (her favourite part of the job!), she can be found catching waves and writing from a beach hut on the south coast of England. She lives with her husband and their two children.
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Catherine Newman - Thursday 15th October
Catherine Newman is the bestselling author of the novels. We All Want Impossible Things and Sandwich, as well as several books for children and works of nonfiction. Her fiction is widely praised for its wit, tenderness, and emotional clarity, exploring friendship, marriage, family life, and the complexities of growing older with rare warmth and honesty. She is the recipient of the Massachusetts Book Award, and her writing has been recognised for its insight and humanity. In addition to her novels, she is a much loved essayist whose work has appeared in numerous publications.