Our Noble Selves: An evening with Kate Atkinson

Our Noble Selves: An evening with Kate Atkinson acontece a 12 de outubro de 2026, Hope Church Wirral, em Hoylake.

We're thrilled to announce a very special evening with the critically acclaimed, multi award-winning author, Kate Atkinson, to celebrate the publication of her latest novel, Our Noble Selves . Join us on Monday 12th October, when Kate will be reading from her exceptional new novel, before being in conversation with presenter & book reviewer, Simon Savidge, and taking questions from the audience and signing copies of Our Noble Selves . Kate has been described as 'a novelist of unrivalled immediacy, authority, and skill' by the Financial Times, and 'one of the best writers working today' by Gillian Flynn. From her much-loved literary crime novels featuring Jackson Brodie, to the number 1 best selling novel, Death at the Sign of the Rook , Kate's incredbible body of work continues to captivate literary fiction readers, and her books are perennial titles on our shelves in the bookshop. It's going to be fantastic evening, and we really hope you can join us! This event is being held at Hope Church in Hoylake, Station Road, CH47 4AA. Tickets are £27 including a copy of Our Noble Selves (RRP £22) Tickets are non-refundable, and do get in touch if you'd like to reserve a signed copy of the book and we'll be happy to advise. Doors will open at 6:30pm for a 7pm start. If you have any queries regarding accessibility or require further information about the event, email hello@thewestkirbybookshop.com We look forward to seeing you there! About Our Noble Selves : It’s the summer of 1951 and everyone is looking to put the dark days of the war behind them. The government’s solution: The Festival of Britain, a celebration of the country’s creativity, grit and ingenuity. For foreign correspondent turned war reporter Harry Flynn, it might offer the chance of redemption after a bad war in the Far East and a peace that is proving no easier to negotiate. Having failed to resume his journalistic career, he reluctantly joins an oddball team of misfits, ne’er-do-wells and downright chancers helping to ready the Festival of Britain for launch. Flynn’s attempts to resume some semblance of a romantic life also founder when one of his dates goes missing and he is deemed to be the last person to have seen her alive. Could he have been in some way responsible for her disappearance? Little does he realize that the answer to some of his mounting problems may lie in the hands of a precocious, straight-talking thirteen-year-old called Veronica and a rather scruffy terrier who goes by the name of Mrs Betty... Brilliantly plotted, witty and compelling, Our Noble Selves reaffirms Kate Atkinson’s place as one of the greatest chroniclers of our times. About Kate Atkinson: Kate Atkinson is one of the world’s foremost novelists. She won the Whitbread Book of the Year prize with her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum . Life After Life , an acclaimed BBC TV series, won several prizes including the Costa Novel Award, as did A God in Ruins . Two further historical novels – Transcription and Shrines of Gaiety - were also Sunday Times bestsellers. She has published two critically acclaimed collections of short stories: Not the End of the World and Normal Rules Don’t Apply . Her bestselling literary crime novels featuring former detective Jackson Brodie, Case Histories , One Good Turn , When Will There Be Good News? and Started Early, Took My Dog , became a BBC television series starring Jason Isaacs. Jackson Brodie later returned in the novel Big Sky and the most recent, Death at the Sign of the Roo k, was a number one bestseller. Kate Atkinson was awarded an MBE in 2011 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. For information about Kate’s books, including her Jackson Brodie series, visit www.kateatkinson.co.uk