AN INVITATION TO THREE BOOK EVENTS TO BEATTIE'S BOOK BLOG READERS FROM TAKAPUNA LIBRARY ON AUCKLAND'S NORTH SHORE
1. Friends of the Takapuna Library and Allen & Unwin invite you to an hour with Bronwyn Sell, the author of
Law Breakers & Mischief Makers
50 Notorious New Zealanders
Brownwyn will speak about colourful characters she discovered while writing this book.
12pm, Thursday 22 October 2009
Takapuna Library, The Strand, Takapuna
Entry: $5 Friends of the Library - $2
RSVP to Helen Woodhouse, 486 8469, email helenw@shorelibraries.govt.nz
Books will be available for purchase and signing on the day.
Brought to you in association with Takapuna Library, The Booklover and Allen & Unwin
2. An Evening with International Bestselling Author Diana Gabaldon
Thursday, 5 November, 7 pmWestlake Boys High School Auditorium
30 Forrest Hill Road, North Shore City
Tickets: $15 from http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/
Or Takapuna Paper Plus. Door sales also available.
Diana Gabaldon talks about her latest book An Echo in the Bone, the seventh in the “Outlander” series featuring Claire and Jamie;
Followed by a book signing.
3. Takapuna Library and Hachette New Zealand invite you to hear comedian and UK author Jenny Colgan
Jenny will talk about her book Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend
Tuesday, 10 November
Takapuna Library, The Strand, Takapuna
6pm light refreshments
6.30 pm author talk
Entry: $5, Friend of the Library - $2.
Please RSVP to Helen Woodhouse, 486 8469 or email helenw@shorelibraries.govt.nz
1 comment:
I love the Outlander series that Diana Gabaldon has written and look forward to her next installment. An Echo in the Bone, I must admit, has been my least favorite of the books in this series. She did a good job of making Ian Murray a major character and I am so excited to find out what his future holds. Jamie and Claire have become a little stodgy and there was just too much of Lord John Grey and his intrigues in the book. One aspect that surprised me was the "artistic license" that Gabaldon took with the historical facts. I realize this is a work of fiction, but it seemed like she took great care to make it as historically factual as possible so was a little taken aback by the deviation from what really happened. An example is the return of Simon Fraser to Scotland for burial and his wife, who was childless and waiting in Scotland for her husband's return from his soldiering. The reality is that she and General Fraser lived in Vermont where their child, Simon Fraser, Jr., was born. After Simon Fraser was killed at Saratoga, they fled to Canada and the child became a famous explorer and was a big part of the fur trade and exploration of western Canada. The Fraser River in British Columbia is named for him. General Fraser was buried onsite after being shot by Timothy Murphy at the urging of General Arnold, which was accurately described by Gabaldon in her book.
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