Liz Shakespeare 'The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones'. Author Talk

Name: Liz Shakespeare 'The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones'. Author Talk
Start: 2024-11-28T19:00:00+00:00
Location: St Anne's Arts & Community Centre

Schedule

Thu Nov 28 2024 at 07:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

St Anne's Arts & Community Centre | Barnstaple, EN

Torrington, 1879. As church visitor to the poor, Lucy Jones has frequent meetings with Torrington’s deeply unpopular curate, Reverend Francis. When claims are made that he and Lucy were seen acting improperly together on the Common, the people of Torrington seize the opportunity to be rid of Francis. The ensuing scandal, culminating in the burning of effigies by a crowd of three thousand people, makes national news and brings disgrace to Lucy and her family.
‘Liz Shakespeare is an author who specialises in breathing life into the true stories of the past’. Historical Novel Review, 2021
Signed books available to purchase.
£10.00 to include a glass of wine & nibbles