On the Roof: A Book Talk with Thatcher Tom Allan

Name: On the Roof: A Book Talk with Thatcher Tom Allan
Start: 2024-11-12T18:30:00+00:00
End: 2024-11-12T20:00:00+00:00
Location: 54 Fore Street, TQ13 9AE Bovey Tracey, United Kingdom

Schedule

Tue Nov 12 2024 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

54 Fore Street, TQ13 9AE Bovey Tracey, United Kingdom | Newton Abbot, EN

Thatching is an ancient tradition. But the craft isn’t frozen in time. Join us in the shop to hear from Tom Allan, thatcher and author of the brand-new book On The Roof: A Thatcher’s Journey.
A journey of discovery and a reflection on what it means for a person or a building to belong, Tom’s story of leaving an office job in the city to find fulfilment among the Devon roofs is intertwined with the stories of six other people who share his trade. We meet the Hebridean son of a lobster fisherman who thatches with a dune-growing grass, a Syrian refugee who found peace among the seagrass roofs of a Danish island, and one of the first women to become master of Japan’s 5,000-year-old craft of thatching.
In addition to an engaging conversation, Tom will answer your questions and will hang out after to sign copies of his book (available in the shop now or on the night).
This is a free but ticketed event.