{"product_id":"event-13-08-bonnie-burke-patel-introduces-we-search-the-island-for-grace","title":"EVENT 13\/08: Bonnie Burke-Patel introduces We Search the Island for Grace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe are absolutely delighted to be welcoming back the critically-acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eI Died At Fallow Hall \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eDead As Gold\u003c\/em\u003e, Bonnie Burke-Patel, to discuss her third novel, \u003cem\u003eWe Search the Island for Grace. \u003c\/em\u003eJoin us for what will be a brilliant evening discussing crime writing, labyrinths, medieval art and Gothic history...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThursday 13th of August\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenue: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eMax Minerva's, 47 Henleaze Road, BS9 4JU\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDoors at 18:30. Discussion at 19:00. Finish approx 20:00.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e£5.50 ticket only\u003cbr\u003e£16.99 ticket with We Search the Island for Grace (paperback)\u003cbr\u003e£1 Pay What You Can \u003cbr\u003e(Please only choose the PWYC tickets if you need to, they are limited and intended for those who really need them.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou don't need to bring your ticket with you, we will have a list of names on the door. Books will be available to buy on the night. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe Search the Island for Grace\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey gather at Saints’ Climb, the only house on an island off the Somerset coast. Seven men with nowhere else to be at Christmas. Father and son George and Xavier Starvely; James, a taciturn archaeologist uneasy with the living; Victor, a French widower; Rik, the groundskeeper; and Chris and Nathan, the two men who want to make a documentary about this place and its extraordinary collection of medieval art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd the housekeeper Marianne, who seems to find peace in serving. Erected around the stone labyrinth built into the floor by monks, Saints’ Climb is a house heavy with loneliness. Xavier Starvely is a successful academic with a real life elsewhere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYet he is wracked with guilt over the fragmentary memories of a childhood tragedy, and when his guests arrive on the island for Christmas, the deaths begin afresh. A labyrinth is different from a maze. There are no false turns or dead ends: there is only one winding path, which, followed faithfully, will always lead to the centre.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat will each find at the centre of the labyrinth? And can it save them?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn and raised in South Gloucestershire, \u003cstrong\u003eBonnie Burke-Patel\u003c\/strong\u003e studied History at Oxford. After working for half a decade in politics and policy, she changed careers and became a preschool teacher, before beginning to write full time. She lives with her husband, son, and needy dog in south east London.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFind Bonnie online at -\u003cbr\u003ehttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bonnieburkepatel\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehttps:\/\/lutyensrubinstein.co.uk\/authors\/bonnie-burke-patel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Max Minerva's Marvellous Books","offers":[{"title":"Ticket only","offer_id":58098123571587,"sku":null,"price":5.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ticket with We Search the Island for Grace","offer_id":58098123604355,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pay what you can","offer_id":58098123637123,"sku":null,"price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0014\/7570\/6953\/files\/jpg_rgb_original-569-scaled-wpv_500x_d089f547-c64c-4251-99fa-03e0b6a34593.jpg?v=1779374257","url":"https:\/\/maxminervas.co.uk\/products\/event-13-08-bonnie-burke-patel-introduces-we-search-the-island-for-grace","provider":"Max Minerva's Marvellous Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}