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SUMMARY:Tim Spector
DESCRIPTION:Tim Spector\nFerment\nThe Life-Changing Power of Microbes\nwith Jo Durrant \nFerment cuts through myths and misunderstanding to help beginners and enthusiasts alike to navigate the fascinating world of ferments and their extraordinary benefits for our health and our planet.\nTim Spector is Professor of Epidemiology at Kings College\, London. He is the best-selling author of the Diet Myth\, Spoon-Fed\, Food for Life\, and scientific co-founder of ZOE\, a nutrition science company. \n 
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/tim-spector/
LOCATION:Queens Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Health
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SUMMARY:Dame Prue Leith
DESCRIPTION:Dame Prue Leith \nBeing Old\nAnd learning to love it! \nwith Matt Stadlen \nGetting older isn’t for the faint-hearted – but it can be a lot of fun. In this candid\, uplifting\, and funny book\, Prue Leith explores the trials and taboos of growing older – along with its unexpected joys. Restaurant owner\, author and television presenter\, Prue Leith was for many years a judge on The Great British Bake Off. \nWe are delighted to announce that this event is sponsored by Highweald Wine Estate\, the multi-award winning vineyard in the heart of Sussex. A complimentary glass of their Brut Reserve will be served as a welcome glass for attendees.
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/dame-prue-leith/
LOCATION:Queens Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:memoir
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SUMMARY:Alexander Larman
DESCRIPTION:Alexander Larman \nLazarus: The Second Coming of David Bowie\nwith Matthew Stadlen \nTwenty-five years before David Bowie’s death\, he appeared washed-up. The Thin White Duke needed a miracle if he was to continue his career. And a miracle – a resurrection from the dead – is what occurred. \nAlexander Larman’s biography focuses solely on the second half of Bowie’s career. Lazarus is the story of what happened in 1991 with Bowie a diminished figure\, to the release of Blackstar in 2016\, two days before he died.
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:Biography,Non-Fiction
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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:Non-Fiction
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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 \nTo mark the centenary of the first tales of Winnie-the-Pooh\, James Campbell’s fascinating book tells the story of the men whose partnership brought about these iconic characters. Illustrated with excerpts from original manuscripts and drawings\, unseen draft illustrations\, photographs\, documents and ephemera\, this beautifully produced keepsake book is a must-have for all fans of Winnie-the-Pooh.
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CATEGORIES:Non-Fiction
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