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What could possibly go wrong? Answer: Everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoom numbers make no sense, an ageing moth actress mistakes them for admirers, their luggage vanishes, and termite toddlers are chewing through the hotel faster than the ants can fix it. Meanwhile, something shady is going on behind the scenes...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fast, funny graphic novel caper about keeping your head when the ceiling is literally falling in. Because in this hotel, the service is buzzing; survival is not guaranteed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZiggy Hanaor\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and publisher living in London. 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As we approach spooky season, come along for a ghoulish night!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eTuesday 20th of October\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenue: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eBookmarked, 47 Henleaze Road, BS9 4JU\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDoors at 18:30. Discussion at 19:00. Finish approx 20:00.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e£6 ticket only\u003cbr\u003e£16.99 ticket with \u003cem\u003eIn Your Heart a Devil\u003c\/em\u003e (Hardback)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou don't need to bring your ticket with you, we will have a list of names on the door. Books will be available to buy on the night. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn Your Heart a Devil\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInspired by local Scottish folklore, In Your Heart a Devil is a gothic tale of love and alienation, full of loneliness, yearning, and the unholiest of unions.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor years, bonfires have been lit by superstitious villagers in the town of S—, intended to ward off the spirit of the man who was once their Laird. His widow still watches from the window of the big empty house on the hill. Isabel has heard the rumours about her husband, but only she knows what went on behind closed doors. Because behind every enigmatic man there is a woman with a heart full of secrets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was decades ago that she left her grief-shadowed home in Portugal and began her search for her father. As her investigation led her to the rugged landscapes of Scotland, she couldn’t have foreseen the dark heart that was to win over her own, and how much she would come to understand the sharp pulse of longing and the deeper wound of rejection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA gothic tale of unrequited longing and unfathomable betrayal, \u003cem\u003eIn Your Heart a Devil\u003c\/em\u003e beckons readers through unforgiving halls where servants whisper, and shadows stir, into chambers where forbidden vows are bound in candlelight; and into the heart of a woman who is ready to emerge from her husband’s mythologised shadow to tell her own story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Alchemical and utterly mesmerizing, In Your Heart a Devil is a stirring Scottish fable. Vanessa Santos writes her folktales with a rare, uncompromising beauty that ooze with gothic terror.’ — Lucy Rose, The Lamb\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVanessa Santos\u003c\/strong\u003e was born and raised on a tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic. She now lives in Scotland (though still by the sea) and spends as much of her time as possible devouring stories, writing stories, and wandering the endless Scottish woods. 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Books will be available to buy on the night. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOKS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Song of Stork and Dromedary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInspired by the life and work of Emily Brontë, this masterful, multi-award-winning book — acclaimed as the best Dutch novel published this century — pulls readers into a narrative that redefines time itself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1800s, in Yorkshire, Eliza May Drayden and her sisters live far from the public eye, devoted to their shared love of reading and writing books. When, after dozens of rejections, Eliza May’s only novel,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHaeger Mass\u003c\/em\u003e, is finally published, it’s labelled as ‘ghastly’ and ‘immoral’. Over time, however, it is embraced by generations of readers as a masterpiece, and tales about its mysterious, reclusive author take on a life of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn eleven extraordinary chapters, the story of Eliza May — both before and after her death — unfolds: through the tales of people who met her; her sister’s letters; her biographers’ words; the pages of a mysterious notebook; and the lives that become intertwined with hers, even centuries later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Song of Stork and Dromedary\u003c\/em\u003e, Anjet Daanje has crafted an absorbing literary mystery and an unforgettable meditation on love, life, loss, and the inexplicable nature of time. As the Brontës themselves did, Daanje shows us that storytelling is our only way to transcend death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Remembered Soldier\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn extraordinary love story and a captivating novel about the power of memory and imagination.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlanders 1922. After serving as a soldier in the Great War, Noon Merckem has lost his memory and lives in a psychiatric asylum. Countless women, responding to a newspaper ad, visit him there in the hope of finding their spouse who vanished in battle. One day a woman, Julienne, appears and recognises Noon as her husband, the photographer Amand Coppens, and takes him home against medical advice. But their miraculous reunion doesn’t turn out the way that Julienne wants her envious friends to believe. Only gradually do the two grow close, and Amand’s biography is pieced together on the basis of Julienne’s stories about him. But how can he be certain that she’s telling the truth?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Remembered Soldier\u003c\/em\u003e, Anjet Daanje immerses us in the psyche of a war-traumatised man who has lost his identity. When Amand comes to doubt Julienne’s word, the reader is caught up in a riveting spiral of confusion that only the greatest works of literature can achieve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLonglisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE TRANSLATOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid McKay\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning translator of Dutch fiction and nonfiction. Born and educated in the United States, he has lived in and around The Hague since 1997.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookmarked Bristol","offers":[{"title":"Ticket only","offer_id":54766656029009,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ticket with The Song of Stork and Dromedary","offer_id":54766656061777,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ticket with The Remembered Soldier","offer_id":54766656094545,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1073\/9472\/8273\/files\/mckay-david.jpg?v=1788273631"},{"product_id":"contemporary-fiction-book-club-04-11-dream-count-by-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie","title":"Contemporary Fiction Book Club: 04\/11 Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEveryone is welcome at our Contemporary Fiction book club, where on the first Wednesday of every month we discuss \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea recently-published paperback novel. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn September, we'll be delving into \u003ci\u003eDream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie\u003c\/i\u003e, a Sunday Times Bestseller that was also Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDate:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWednesday 4th of November\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenue: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eBookmarked, 47 Henleaze Road, BS9 4JU\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDoors at 18:30. Discussion at 18:45. Finish at 19:45.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAttendance for the book club is free, but if you could register your place through the website, it helps us to gauge numbers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you would like to buy a copy of the book, you can order it through us and show up on the night. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT \u003cem\u003eDream Count\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLER; LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Magnificent' SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Extraordinary’ NEW STATESMAN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The return of a literary titan' TELEGRAPH\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA searing, exquisite novel by the bestselling and award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists – the story of four women and their loves, longings and desires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChiamaka is a Nigerian travel writer living in America. Alone in the midst of the pandemic, she recalls her past lovers and grapples with her choices and regrets. Zikora, her best friend, has been successful at everything until – betrayed and brokenhearted – she must turn to the person she thought she needed least. Chiamaka’s bold, outspoken cousin Omelogor is a financial powerhouse in Nigeria who begins to question how well she knows herself. And Kadiatou, Chiamaka’s housekeeper, is proudly raising her daughter in America – but faces an unthinkable hardship that threatens all she has worked to achieve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDream Count is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s searing, unforgettable story of these four women – a sparkling, transcendent novel that takes up the very nature of love itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookmarked Bristol","offers":[{"title":"Ticket only","offer_id":54766656127313,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ticket with Dream Count","offer_id":54766656160081,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1073\/9472\/8273\/files\/Contemporary_fiction_book_club_icon_469ce3ef-fc56-456a-9c04-9a29c6be340b.png?v=1789992403"},{"product_id":"contemporary-fiction-book-club-07-10-drayton-and-mckenzie-by-alexander-sharritt","title":"Contemporary Fiction Book Club: 07\/10 Drayton and McKenzie by Alexander Starritt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEveryone is welcome at our Contemporary Fiction book club, where on the first Wednesday of every month we discuss \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea recently-published paperback novel. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn October, we'll be delving into \u003ci\u003eDrayton and McKenzie by Alexander Starritt\u003c\/i\u003e, a Sunday Times, GQ, and Financial Times 2025 Book of the Year. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDate:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWednesday 7th of October\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenue: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eBookmarked, 47 Henleaze Road, BS9 4JU\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDoors at 18:30. Discussion at 18:45. Finish at 19:45.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAttendance for the book club is free, but if you could register your place through the website, it helps us to gauge numbers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you would like to buy a copy of the book, you can order it through us and show up on the night. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT \u003cem\u003eDrayton and McKenzie\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA TIMES\/SUNDAY TIMES, GQ, FINANCIAL TIMES AND BLOOMBERG BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘A big, bustling novel about love, friendship, money, ambition and the 21st century, packed with humour and intelligent observations … I finished it tear-stained’ Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Will have you hooked … an ode to the enduring power of male friendship’ The Times Best Summer Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘My book of the summer’ Janice Turner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Thrilling’ Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first time since university, James and Roland’s paths through life – one drawn in straight lines, the other squiggled and meandering – began to cross…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Drayton has always found things too easy. By the time he leaves university, he’s still waiting for a challenge worthy of his ambitions. Roland Mackenzie, on the other hand, is an impulsive risk-taker, a charismatic drifter with a knack for derailing his own attempts to get started in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a chance encounter in a pub reunites these old acquaintances, it sets them on an unpredictable course through the upheavals of the twenty-first century, and sparks an unlikely alliance. Sent to Aberdeen during the financial crisis to lay off hundreds of workers, James and Roland begin to wonder: what if they were made for more than this? 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Maas’ ACOTAR series! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eAttendees will be able to get copies of \u003cem\u003eACOTAR 6 on the night\u003c\/em\u003e!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eTuesday 27th of October\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenue: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eKask2, 243 Cheltenham Road BS6 5QP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDoors at 18:30.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eTickets cost £5, which includes a complementary drink courtesy of Kask.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you'd like a copy, please preorder the book as well! We'll have a few extra copies on the night, but we want to make sure no one that wants a book has to leave empty handed!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT \u003cem\u003eA COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES BOOK 6:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productContentWrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productContent\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat was broken will be remade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeep in the heart of the continent, Koschei the Deathless is stirring. Though he's been bound to a mountain lake for millennia, the insidious threat of his return now spreads across the Fae territories, attracting powerful allies hell-bent on reclaiming what was once theirs: the human lands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Night Court will not stand idly by while innocents are attacked. But with Prythian still piecing itself together in the wake of the devastating Hybern War, the task of uniting is proving more difficult by the day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo make matters worse, those who rule and protect the Night Court are reeling from recent betrayals and revealed truths. The rifts dividing them seem insurmountable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut to defeat Koschei's creeping shadow, they must find a way back to each other and resurrect their former alliances. To survive, they must find a way to repair the splintered harmony all around them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT SARAH J. MAAS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eSarah J. Maas\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 bestselling author of the Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City series. Her books have sold more than seventy-five million copies and are published in forty languages. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"sarahjmaas.com\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003esarahjmaas.com \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"facebook.com\/theworldofsarahjmaas\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003efacebook.com\/theworldofsarahjmaas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"instagram.com\/sarahjmaas\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003einstagram.com\/sarahjmaas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bookmarked Bristol","offers":[{"title":"Ticket only","offer_id":54766657962321,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ticket with ACOTAR 6 (pre-order)","offer_id":54766657995089,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1073\/9472\/8273\/files\/acotar_6.jpg?v=1788273659"},{"product_id":"event-27-11-clare-clark-introduces-adder-stone","title":"Event 27\/11: Clare Clark introduces Adder Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoin us for a fantastic evening with Women's Prize longlisted and award-winning writer, Clare Clark, to discuss her latest novel, \u003cem\u003eAdder Stone\u003c\/em\u003e: a historical fiction novel set between Wales and Liverpool that explores a family's splinter after they're evicted from their generational farm for a Liverpool reservoir project. Based on true events, Adder Stone is an exploration of personal identity and the possibilities and limits of love. How far will we go for our child or for our country? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eFriday 27th of November\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenue: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eBookmarked, 47 Henleaze Road, BS9 4JU\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDoors at 18:30. Discussion at 19:00. Finish approx 20:00.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e£6 ticket only\u003cbr\u003e£17.99 ticket with \u003cem\u003eAdder Stone\u003c\/em\u003e (hardback)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou don't need to bring your ticket with you; we will have a list of names on the door. Books will be available to buy on the night. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdder Stone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is 1963 and in north Wales the Jones family are being forcibly ejected from the land they have farmed for generations. 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And how much, in the end, is it possible to forgive?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"celwidget c-f\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"CardInstance1elj56Tjh97V9Y5zXCenLQ\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eClare Clark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the author of seven critically acclaimed novels including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Great Stink\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSavage Lands\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, both longlisted for the Women’s Prize. 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Finish at 19:45.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAttendance for the book club is free, but if you could register your place through the website, it helps us to gauge numbers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you would like to buy a copy of the book, you can order it through us and show up on the night. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productContentWrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productContent\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho are you?\u003cbr\u003eWhat have we done to each other?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are the questions Nick Dunne finds himself asking on the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary, when his wife Amy suddenly disappears. The police suspect Nick. Amy's friends reveal that she was afraid of him, that she kept secrets from him. He swears it isn't true. A police examination of his computer shows strange searches. He says they weren't made by him. And then there are the persistent calls on his mobile phone. So what really did happen to Nick's beautiful wife?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Flynn is a \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebrilliantly accomplished psychological crime writer \u003c\/span\u003eand this latest book is so dark, so twisted and so utterly compelling that it actually messes with your mind' DAILY MAIL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A near-masterpiece\u003c\/span\u003e. Flynn is an extraordinary writer who, with every sentence, makes words do things that other writers merely dream of' SOPHIE HANNAH, Sunday Express\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'You think you're reading a good, conventional \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ethriller\u003c\/span\u003e and then it grows into a fascinating portrait of one averagely mismatched relationship...Nothing's as it seems - Flynn is a fabulous plotter, and \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ea very sharp observer of modern life\u003c\/span\u003e in the aftermath of the credit crunch' THE TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e most popular thrillers of the year\u003c\/span\u003e is also one of the smartest... Flynn's book cleverly outpaces its neo-noir trappings and consistently surprises the reader.' FINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmain id=\"main\" class=\"Page_main__2fhwn post-type-prhuk-authors\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"authors_wrapper__Cy9FB\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"block-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"authors_sectiontopmargin__ylVEg\" id=\"about\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AuthorCard_wrapper__evVmd fullwidth-wrapper AuthorCard_black__fYK_c\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AuthorCard_container__5nf1J container_full__wdr7R\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AuthorCard_author-card__hvDWu\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AuthorCard_author-info__Q_Frl\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AuthorCard_bio-content__Q8B1X\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AuthorCard_bio__B8C_j\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGillian Flynn\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the #1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003e bestseller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003e, for which she wrote the Golden Globe–nominated screenplay; the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003e bestsellers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003eDark Places\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003eSharp Objects\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003e; and a novella, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003eThe Grownup\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003e. 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