Dolly Jones in conversation with Lorraine Candy - Kingston

Schedule

Tue Apr 28 2026 at 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Waterstones | Kingston upon Thames, EN

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We are really excited to welcome Dolly Jones to celebrate the paperback release of her non-fiction book Leaving the Ladder Down.
About this Event

We are really excited to welcome Dolly Jones to the Kingston store where she will be in conversation with Lorraine Candy, to celebrate the paperback release of her non-fiction book Leaving the Ladder Down.
Doors will open at 6.30pm with the talk commencing at 7pm. Dolly and Lorrain will be in conversation which will be followed by an audience Q&A, ending the evening with a quick book signing.
We look forward to seeing you all there to discuss the work/life balance, parenthood and all the juggling involved in womens lives.

Dolly Jones is a journalist and creative digital consultant with over twenty years of experience. She started her career at British Vogue doing work experience in 1999, before going on to lead its digital operations for fifteen years. She has worked and written extensively across Condé Nast’s full portfolio, including publications such as Vanity Fair, GQ and Tatler. Having left Condé Nast in 2018, Dolly now works as a digital consultant, a school governor and a trustee of Advance, a charity that supports women and young people affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence.
Lorraine Candy is an author, former editor of Cosmo, ELLE and Sunday Times Style and podcaster. She co-hosts the Postcards From Midlife podcast with Trish Halpin and her first book 'Mum what's wrong with you: 101 things only the mothers of teenage girls know" was a Sunday Times top 10 best seller and her latest book, 'What's Wrong With Me? 101 Things Midlife Women Should Know' has just been published.

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Waterstones, Wood Street, Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom

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