Wirral Life June 2019 | Page 16

SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS AT UPCOMING BOOK SIGNINGS AT LINGHAMS LIBBY PAGE 24TH JUNE 2019 JOANNA GLEN 2ND JULY 2019 JOSEPH KNOX 24TH JULY 2019 GEORGE ALAGIAH 28TH AUGUST 2019 CLARE MACKINTOSH 8TH JULY 2019 DAVID NICHOLLS 10TH JULY 2019 MARK RADCLIFFE 9TH SEPT 2019 MAX HASTINGS 17TH SEPT 2019 ADRIAN MCKINTY 18TH JULY 2019 DAVID BALDACCI 25TH SEPT 2019 REVIEWS BY SUE PORTER ADRIAN MCKINTY 'THE CHAIN' DAVID NICHOLLS 'SWEET SORROW' Have you ever read a story which completely knocks you for six? Welcome It's the end of summer term, exams have finished, end of school parties have to The Chain. A fast paced thriller, page turner, perfect for your summer been danced and a long summer lies ahead of sixteen year old Charlie. To him it feels like the end of the world. Charlie is "best friends" with the school jokers, the reading! What is it about I hear you shout? Your worst nightmare is made into a reality when your child is kidnapped. To get your child released you must now kidnap a child yourself. There are consequences for failing, or for contacting anyone in Authority. The Chain has links far and wide. You are never fully off The Chain. Adrian is a British crime writer living in States. He will be touring the UK in July and we are lucky enough to be hosting him. #Dontbreakthechain out July. classroom clowns, the ones who made your life difficult if you looked or acted a little bit differently. But they are not real friends or so it appears. Charlie's parents are fighting a lot more too. Him and his sister are burying their heads under bed covers and wearing earphones in bed so as not to hear them. Charlie has his escape cycling away to nearby fields as he lounges in the summer sun reading. In stumbles Fran and this is the start of a tale of sweet sorrow. From the author of One Day and Us. His books have sold 8 million copies worldwide. He wrote the third series of Cold Feet and screenplays for Great Expectations and Far from the Maddening Crowd. David will be in Wirral on 10th July for a lunchtime event. BOOK YOUR TICKETS AT WWW.LINGHAMS.CO.UK OR CALL 0151 342 7290 Linghams Booksellers, 248 Telegraph Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 7SG