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SUMMARY:Zadie Smith - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Zadie Smith\nThe Fraud\nwith Peter Guttridge \nHoly Trinity Church\, Hurstpierpoint \nIn The Fraud\, her first historical novel\, Zadie Smith transports us from literary London to Jamaica’s sugar-cane plantations\, weaving an enthralling story linking the rich and the poor\, the free and the enslaved and the comic and the tragic. There are many references in the book to local places: a chapter entitled Cuckfield Park and another headed Hurstpierpoint\, West Sussex. \nZadie Smith is one of the most widely admired novelists of her generation. Twice shortlisted and once winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction\, shortlisted for the Booker Prize\, she has twice been named among Granta 20 Best Young British novelists. \nTickets for Zadie Smith have now sold out. Find out more HERE.
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/zadie-smith/
LOCATION:Holy Trinity Church Hurstpierpoint\, 24 High St Hurstpierpoint\,\, Hassocks\, BN6 9TY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Fiction
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SUMMARY:Local Authors
DESCRIPTION:Join a panel of local authors as they discuss their books\, the inspiration behind their writing\, and the journey from idea to publication.\nWith Gavin Jamieson\, author\, publisher and Bookfest Director \nMarcus Batterbury\nMarcus Batterbury has worked in many roles\, including bike messenger\, fitness instructor\, cleaner\, waiter\, teacher and trainer. With You in the Moment is his first book\, a warm and honest memoir about one family’s experience of dementia and the power of being present. \nDavid Gibson\nRaised in Cuckfield\, David Gibson is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Plant Biology in Southern Illinois. After the acclaimed Planting Clues: How Plants Solve Crimes\, he published his first novels\, Shanya’s Saga and Elite Memories.\n\nMichael Smith\nMichael Smith is a bestselling author specialising in Polar exploration. He has appeared on TV and radio and contributed to documentaries. His books include biographies of Ernest Shackleton\, Tom Crean\, Captain Oates and Francis Crozier. \nVictoria West\nSussex-born Victoria West writes thrillers with dark twists and unexpected characters. Drawing on her journalism background\, she made her debut with Never Alone\, a psychological thriller about a true-crime podcaster haunted by her past.
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/local-authors/
LOCATION:The Talbot Public House\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5JX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Biography,Fiction,Local Authors,memoir,Natural History,Thriller
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SUMMARY:Andrew Hunter Murray
DESCRIPTION:Andrew Hunter Murray\nBad Deeds\nwith Gerry Foley \nAlex legally breaks into offices and homes to test their security. He’s good at it because he used to do it illegally. But one day he gets fired. He decides to steal one\nlast job from his company. This leads to Alex following the trail of the death of a young man in Scotland. \nWill Alex get to the truth of what happened or will his own life be in danger? \nAndrew Hunter Murray is a writer and broadcaster who presents The Naked Week on BBC R4 and writes jokes for Private Eye.
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/andrew-hunter-murray/
CATEGORIES:Crime,Fiction
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SUMMARY:Greg and Felix Mosse
DESCRIPTION:Greg and Felix Mosse \nGregg Mosse\nThe Vineyard Murder \nWhen a peaceful week helping with the grape harvest at the local vineyard turns deadly\, can amateur sleuth Zoe Pascal solve the case? The Vineyard Murder is the fourth book in the French Village Mystery series. \nAfter a successful career in theatre\, Greg Mosse took advantage of 2020 lockdowns to fulfil his ambition to write a powerful thriller\, The Coming Darkness\, swiftly followed by the Maisie Cooper Mysteries. \nFelix Mosse\nThe Mistral \nThe Mistral has long bestowed Roots – magical abilities to people destined to shape the future. But as the Mistral falters amidst fear of war\, a peace delegation is set up. Swan holds the powerful Root of Revelation\, while Fenne is a feared fighter. As Swan and Fenne’s paths cross they begin to suspect dark conspiracies… \nFelix Mosse wrote this epic fantasy novel when Covid made him leave his acting career and gave him the space to write fantasy based in realism. The Mistral became a Times bestseller in publication week. He is the son of Kate and Greg Mosse.
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/greg-and-felix-mosse/
LOCATION:The Talbot Public House\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5JX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Fiction
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SUMMARY:Claire Fuller and Fiona Mozley
DESCRIPTION:Claire Fuller\nHunger and Thirst \n1987: After a childhood trauma and years in the care system\, sixteen-year-old Ursula finds some new friends\, including wild-child\, Sue. But as Sue’s behaviour and demands become more extreme\, Ursula carries out her friend’s terrible dare. It’s a decision that will haunt her for decades. \nHunger and Thirst is a compelling and chilling tale of loneliness and female friendship; of the dangerous line between wanting and needing\, and of how far a person will go to truly belong. \nClaire won the Costa Novel Award and was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction for Unsettled Ground. \nFiona Mozley\nAwake Awake \nMary is struggling with her memory. She does not have too few recollections but too many\, including some that are downright absurd. But the most concerning memories she has are about her Jewish grandfather and his role in the death of Adolf Hitler. \nGuided by her family and friends\, Mary attempts to figure out what is real\, both in history and her own life\, all the while wondering if her mind has conjured everything. \nFiona Mozley is a multi-award-winning author and was short-listed for the Booker Prize for her debut novel\, Elmet. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/claire-fuller-and-fiona-mozley/
LOCATION:Upstairs at Queen’s Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Fiction
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SUMMARY:Lottie Moggach and Louisa Treger
DESCRIPTION:Louisa Treger\nA Fatal Love \nLottie Moggach\nMrs Pearcey\nwith Jo Durrant \nA Fatal Love\nRuth Ellis was the last woman to be hanged in Britain. A Fatal Love is the gripping story of her life\, imagined by Louisa Treger\, as Ruth Ellis is awaiting trial for the murder of her lover.\nLouisa Treger has written four novels and contributes regularly to numerous publications. She is also deputy chair of the Oxford Literary Festival. \nMrs Pearcey\nSet in 1890s London\, Mrs Pearcey is the story of a young journalist who becomes obsessed with her neighbour Mrs Pearcey\, who is accused of a scandalous murder. Hannah begins to uncover new evidence\, casting doubt on Mrs Pearcey’s guilt. \nLottie Moggach is a novelist and journalist whose fiction combines psychological tension with sharp social observation. She has written for the Times and Financial Times. \n 
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/lottie-moggach/
LOCATION:Queens Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Fiction
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SUMMARY:Simon Toyne & Abir Mukherjee
DESCRIPTION:Simon Toyne\nAbir Mukherjee\nCrime Writing \nSimon Toyne’s first book\, Sanctus\, was translated into 29 languages\, and he is the author of seven other thrillers including the Solomon Creed and Laughton Rees series. He is also the presenter of Written In Blood on ITVX. \nAbir Mukherjee is the best-selling author of the award-winning Wyndham & Banerjee series of crime novels. He is also the winner of the 2025 British Book Awards Thriller of the Year and he co-hosts the Red Hot Chilli Writers podcast. His latest book is called The Pinnacle. \nAbir and Simon will be talking about their own books\, the art of crime-writing and why people are so fascinated by crime. They are good friends so it will be a lively discussion.
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/abir-mukherjee/
LOCATION:Queens Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Crime,Fiction
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SUMMARY:Patrick Gale
DESCRIPTION:THE BIG BOOK GROUP \nPatrick Gale\nLove Lane\nwith Tiffany Murray \nFrom the rural plains of Canada to 1950s Liverpool and Yorkshire\, Love Lane is a moving portrayal of escape and entrapment\, and a powerful exploration of what home and family can really be. \nOne of our most highly regarded novelists\, Patrick will be in conversation with Tiffany Murray\, a Hay Festival Fiction Fellow and an old friend of Patrick’s. \n 
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/miss-author/
LOCATION:Queens Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Big Book Group,Fiction
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