‘The Book of Eve’ with Meg Clothier, in conversation with Sarah Crown
Wed 22 Mar 2023
7:00pm at Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights, 14-15 John St, Bath, BA1 2JL
Book + Ticket gives you a free ticket with a copy of the book, all tickets include 15% off any books purchased on the night, a glass of wine, author interview, Q&A and signing.
Other ways to book:
Email books@mrbsemporium.com, call 01225 331155 or pop into the shop at 14-15 John Street, Bath. BA1 2JL.
We’re thrilled to welcome novelist Meg Clothier to Mr B’s to discuss her bewitching new novel, The Book of Eve. A feast for lovers of dark academia, the story follows a convent librarian who discovers a book of dark and ancient power which she must defend with her life. Inspired by the real life Voynich Manuscript, this is sure to be a dark and twisty, yet magical evening and we hope you’ll join us!
Meg will be in conversation with Sarah Crown, Director of Literature at Arts Council England, and literary critic who reviews regularly for the Guardian, the TLS, and the Literary Review
About the Book:
Beatrice is the convent’s librarian. For years, she has shunned the company of her sisters, finding solace only with her manuscripts. Then, one carnival night, two women, bleeding and stricken, are abandoned outside the convent’s walls.
Moments from death, one of them presses something into Beatrice’s hands: a bewitching book whose pages have a dangerous life of their own. But men of the faith want the book destroyed, and a zealous preacher has tracked it to her door. Her sisters’ lives – or her obsession.
Beatrice must decide. The book’s voice is growing stronger. An ancient power uncoils.
Will she dare to listen?
An intriguing tale of ancient power and mystery with female strength and solidarity as its core. Haunting, magical and moving.’ Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne.