Farewell to Eden with Sebastian Faulks
Mon 14 Sep 2026
7:00pm at The Mission Theatre, 32 Corn St, Bath BA1 1UF
Book+Ticket includes a ticket with a copy of the book. All tickets include 15% off any books purchased on the night, author talk, 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 are thrilled to welcome author Sebastian Faulks back to Bath for his new novel, Farewell to Eden.
From the million-copy Sunday Times bestselling author of Birdsong, comes a sweeping and profound new novel about faith in all its forms, and a rich portrait of an embattled post-war Britain.
Farewell to Eden follows the life of a soldier whose experiences in post-war Palestine threaten his future with an enigmatic music mistress. It asks the question: how, after great suffering, do we retain our humanity, learn to love again, and believe in the promise of a better life?
Can’t make it to the event? Order a signed and dedicated copy here.
About the book:
Philip Deval, a soldier recently returned from the beaches of Normandy, arrives in Palestine on a peace-keeping mission in the final days of the British Mandate.
The Sea of Galilee glitters in the distance as war-weary troops marvel at the novelty of oranges and sun – a paradise that belies a fierce new conflict about to erupt. Some years later, Philip begins work teaching at a school in the English countryside and meets the enigmatic music mistress, Frances Darwood. Over long evenings spent listening to records in her music room, they grow close.
But Philip is a changed man, and must confront the secrets and scars of all he has lived through – which threaten, even now, to upend his future.
‘A fascinating, timely and densely pleasurable novel, written with measured and impressive intelligence and tremendous narrative aplomb‘ WILLIAM BOYD
‘Beautifully written and deceptively deep novel of moral choice set in the aftermath of the Second World War. The characters are as utterly convincing as the story’ ANTONY BEEVOR
About the author:
Sebastian Faulks has written nineteen books, of which A Week in December and The Fatal Englishman were number one in the Sunday Times bestseller lists. He is best known for Birdsong, part of his French trilogy, and Human Traces, the first in an ongoing Austrian trilogy. Before becoming a full-time writer, he worked as a journalist on national papers. He has also written screenplays and has appeared in small roles on stage. He lives in London.