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SUMMARY:Alexander Larman
DESCRIPTION:Alexander Larman \nLazarus: The Second Coming of David Bowie\nwith Matthew Stadlen \nTwenty-five years before Bowie’s death on 10th January 2016\, he appeared washed-up. His Eighties career had been a slow descent into self-parody\, his attempts to diversify into hard rock had been disastrous\, and the art-rock music with which he made his name was out of fashion. The Thin White Duke needed a miracle if he was even to continue his career. And a miracle – a resurrection from the dead – is precisely what happened. \nAlexander Larman’s biography focuses solely on the second half of Bowie’s career. Ending with his death in 2016\, Lazarus is the story of what happened in 1991 with Bowie a diminished figure\, to the release of Blackstar is 2016\, two days before he died. \nLazarus illuminates Bowie’s musical career while examining his other artistic achievements. Alexander Larman says this is his most personal biographical book yet. Bestselling author and historian\, he is literary editor of the Spectator World and a regular contributor to the Telegraph and the Times. \nMatthew Stadlen will be in conversation with Alexander Larman.
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/alexander-larman/
CATEGORIES:Biography
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SUMMARY:Catherine Mayer
DESCRIPTION:Catherine Mayer\nDivide & Rule\nRoyal Women and their Battles\nwith Steven Gale \nCatherine Mayer uncovers the extraordinary women behind the myths. Her portraits of Anne Boleyn\, Elizabeth I\, Victoria\, Elizabeth II\, Diana\, Camilla\, Kate and Meghan are fascinating\, poignant\, surprising and enraging\, revealing them in all their complexity\, charting their achievements\, quirks\, kindnesses\, cruelties and profound influence. \nDrawing on historical sources and unique insider accounts\, the author lays bare the struggles of our embattled monarchy in a world of disinformation\, rising populism and dangerous polarisation. Its survival rests with royal women. \nCatherine Mayer is a best-selling non-fiction author\, one of whose earlier biographies\, Charles\, The Heart of a King generated world-wide headlines. She has participated in many documentaries on royalty. She co-founded the Women’s Equality Party. \nCatherine will be talking to Steven Gale.
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/catherine-mayer/
LOCATION:Queens Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Royal Biography
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SUMMARY:Jane Rogoyska
DESCRIPTION:Jane Rogoyska\nParis in the Shadow of War\nwith Gavin Mortimer \nIn the 1930s\, the Hotel Lutetia on Paris’s Left Bank hosted exiled Germans. But when war broke out\, it became the headquarters of the German military intelligence service. In 1945\, It was requisitioned as a reception centre for deportees returning from concentration camps. \nHotel Exile is about what happens on the edges of a war. At its heart are three groups of people connected to a place\, to one another\, and to the dark ideology which dictates the course of their lives. \nHotel Exile was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2026.
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/jane-rogoyska/
LOCATION:Upstairs at Queen’s Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Narrative European History
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SUMMARY:James Campbell
DESCRIPTION:James Campbell\nThe Men Who Created Winnie-the-Pooh\nThe Lives of A.A. Milne and E.H.Shepard \nwith Peter Guttridge \nIn 1924\, E.H. Shepard and A.A. Milne crafted some of the most widely recognised children’s books. Since then\, Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends have been on countless adventures through the Hundred Acre Wood in classic tales that are adored by many. \nTo mark the centenary of the first tales of Winnie the-Pooh\, James Campbell has written this joint biography of the men whose partnership brought about the creation of these iconic characters. \nIllustrated with excerpts from original manuscripts and drawings\, unseen draft illustrations\, photographs\, documents\, ephemera and more\, this beautifully produced keepsake book is a must-have for all fans. \nJames Campbell is married to E.H. Shepard’s great-grandaughter and has had responsibility for the oversight of his artistic and literary estate since 2010. \nPeter Guttridge will be talking to James Campbell.
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/james-campbell/
CATEGORIES:Non-Fiction
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