{"product_id":"event-27-11-clare-clark-introduces-adder-stone","title":"Event 27\/11: Clare Clark introduces Adder Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoin us for a fantastic evening with Women's Prize longlisted and award-winning writer, Clare Clark, to discuss her latest novel, \u003cem\u003eAdder Stone\u003c\/em\u003e: a historical fiction novel set between Wales and Liverpool that explores a family's splinter after they're evicted from their generational farm for a Liverpool reservoir project. Based on true events, Adder Stone is an exploration of personal identity and the possibilities and limits of love. How far will we go for our child or for our country? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eFriday 27th of November\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenue: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eBookmarked, 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£6 ticket only\u003cbr\u003e£17.99 ticket with \u003cem\u003eAdder Stone\u003c\/em\u003e (hardback)\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\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdder Stone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is 1963 and in north Wales the Jones family are being forcibly ejected from the land they have farmed for generations. Their valley is to be drowned, turned into a reservoir for the people of Liverpool.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile her husband Dai is grief-stricken, Olwen Jones privately sees it as a blessing, an unforeseen chance to escape the narrow confines of the valley. But for her teenage son Emyr, Liverpool’s careless arrogance is proof that Wales will never be free to decide its own future until, like Ireland, it breaks the shackles of English imperialism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on true events,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAdder Stone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an exploration of personal identity and the possibilities and limits of love. How far will we go for our child or for our country? Who are we when we lose the places and the people that define us? And how much, in the end, is it possible to forgive?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"celwidget c-f\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"CardInstance1elj56Tjh97V9Y5zXCenLQ\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eClare Clark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the author of seven critically acclaimed novels including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Great Stink\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSavage Lands\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, both longlisted for the Women’s Prize. Her previous book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrespass\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e exploring the murky world of undercover policing, was praised by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as ‘provocative, moving and timely’. Her books have been translated into seven languages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Max Minerva's Marvellous Books","offers":[{"title":"Ticket only","offer_id":62581552415107,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ticket with Adder Stone","offer_id":62581552447875,"sku":null,"price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0014\/7570\/6953\/files\/ClareClark_c_LorentzGullachsen.jpg?v=1788944154","url":"https:\/\/maxminervas.co.uk\/products\/event-27-11-clare-clark-introduces-adder-stone","provider":"Max Minerva's Marvellous Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}