Wirral Life January 2019 | Page 8

WINTER HIGHLIGHTS AT UPCOMING BOOK SIGNINGS AT LINGHAMS LAURA SHEPHERD GERALD SEYMOUR 29TH JAN 2019 ROBINSON 28TH JAN 2019 PROFESSOR ANGELA GALLOP 25TH FEB 2019 HALLIE RUBENHOLD 5TH MARCH 2019 SARAH LANGFORD SOPHIE KINSELLA 12TH FEB 2019 11TH FEB 2019 ROBERT GODDARD 6TH MARCH 2019 JOHN LEWIS STEMPEL 18TH MARCH 2019 DR JON COPLEY 21ST FEB 2019 FRANK TURNER 20TH MARCH 2019 REVIEW OF DIANE SETTERFIELD 'ONCE UPON A RIVER' BY SUE PORTER Author of the Thirteenth Tale which was a New York Times bestseller. Her new book is Once Upon a River. Set during the 19th Century on the River Thames. Part folklore and part mystery it will wind itself around you as your devour each page. The opening chapter begins on a winter's night in an old Inn on the River Thames. The locals are enjoying their evening retelling old tales of times gone by whilst drinking their ale. A cold, dark night, suddenly the door bursts open, a man carrying a soaking wet doll staggers in. He is in a bad way, with a swollen and bloodied face. He hollers as he sways on his feet. The local men grab him and help as he collapses into a chair. Who is he? What does he carry? Who has hurt him? The doll is wet and prised from his fingers. There is a shout as the locals realise the soaking wet, limp doll is not a doll at all... So the tale begins, the questions are asked and the mystery unfolds. If you like stories with a twist and turn, slightly mystical this is one for you. Diane will be talking about her new book on 6th February. Tickets on sale 0151 342 7290 or online at www.linghams.co.uk BOOK YOUR TICKETS AT WWW.LINGHAMS.CO.UK OR CALL 0151 342 7290 Linghams Booksellers, 248 Telegraph Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 7SG