Virtual Gliterary Lunch Hour with Damian Barr

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Virtual Gliterary Lunch Hour with Damian Barr

12th November 2020
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Crowdcast

Speaker:
Damian Barr

Treat yourself to a sociable, interactive lunch hour, while Jeanine Cummins tell us the story behind her bestseller, American Dirt. Rustle up a delicious lunch, pour yourself something sparkling and relax in great company.

You Will Be Safe Here 
Damian Barr

The Author

Damian Barr is an award-winning writer and columnist. Maggie & Me, his memoir about coming of age and coming out in Thatcher’s Britain, was a BBC Radio 4  ‘Book of the Week’, Sunday Times  ‘Memoir of the Year’ and won the Paddy Power Political Books ‘Satire’ Award and Stonewall Writer of the Year Award. Damian writes columns for the Big Issue and High Life and often appears on BBC Radio 4. He is creator and host of his own Literary Salon that premieres work from established and emerging writers. You Will Be Safe Here is his debut novel.  @Damian_Barr

Praise for Damian Barr

‘A poignant debut novel… distinguished by its compassion, its wisdom and its remarkable sense of poetry’ –  The Guardian

The Book

A beautiful and heart-breaking story set in South Africa where two mothers – a century apart – must fight for their sons, unaware their fates are inextricably linked.

Orange Free State, 1901. At the height of the Boer War, Sarah van der Watt and her six-year-old son Fred can only watch as the British burn their farm. The polite invaders cart them off to Bloemfontein Concentration Camp promising you will be safe here.

Johannesburg, 2010. Sixteen-year-old Willem is an outsider who just wants to be left alone with his Harry Potter books and Britney, his beloved pug. Worried he’s turning out soft, his Ma and her new boyfriend send him to New Dawn Safari Camp, where they ‘make men out of boys.’ Guaranteed.

The red earth of the veldt keeps countless secrets whether beaten by the blistering sun or stretching out beneath starlit stillness. But no secret can stay buried forever.

About Our Virtual Lunches

 

At each lunch one compelling award-winning author talks about their book and inspirations, and then answers any questions from the Chair and guests.  Previous virtual lunches have featured the award-winning Sophie Hannah, the fantastically indomitable Ruby Wax, the wise and warm Fern Britton and the prolific best seller Louise Candlish.  We have welcomed guests from all over the UK as well as much further afield including Switzerland, Singapore and South Africa.

Both authors and guest have found our Virtual Lunch Hour platform (Crowdcast) so easy to use:  it allows for lots of chat, questions and social interaction making these virtual events incredibly sociable and interactive. Just click on the Book Now button, pay for your place and we will send you the link.

For those of you looking for corporate entertaining opportunities, why not book several places and then meet up on zoom or a similar platform to chat about the book afterwards.

 

The Virtual Gliterary Lunch Hour offers special sponsorship opportunities and tailored corporate packages : so can be a great way of keeping your company profile high while meeting in person is more challenging. Contact us for more information.

 

Bookings

To book your space for this virtual Gliterary Lunch, just click the Book Now button.  This will take you to the Crowdcast platform where you can pay and receive your login details.  For multiple ticket booking contact [email protected].

If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to call us on 07525 791454 or email [email protected]

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Excellent speakers, food and company - great event, not to be missed.

Daniela Gardiner, Panasonic

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