This is the story of the world hidden in the corner of your eye...
We are thrilled to be welcoming the internationally bestselling author of Chocolat and The Gospel of Loki, Joanne Harris, to Edinburgh on Monday 8th July at 7pm to celebrate the publication of her exhilaratingly dreamy and spell-bindingly unforgettable new book, The Moonlight Market. Perfect for fans of Neverwhere andStardust, follow a young photographer through the secret layers of London as he discovers an entire world captured in the negatives, one where a magic war, a lost prince, and an epic romance are waiting to be found...
Tom is a photographer. Orphaned, lonely, lost in his work, he has no intention of falling in
love. And yet, love finds him in the shape of beautiful Vanessa, who lives a dangerous
double life in the heart of London's King's C ross.
Tom's pursuit of Vanessa leads him to discover an alternate world, hiding in plain sight
among the streets and rooftops of London; a world unseen by common folk and inhabited
by strange and colourful beings, in which two warring factions - one of night, one
‘A core fantasy… with a cool twist’ STEPHENIE MEYER
‘A master of her craft’ MATT HAIG‘
‘Enchanting and thought-provoking’ IAN RANKIN
‘Blazes with anger and sorrow’ MARIAN KEYES
‘Utterly unforgettable’ CATRIONA WARD
‘Bold, brave and timely’ SARAH PINBOROUGH
Joanne Harris is an Anglo-French author, whose books include fourteen novels, two cookbooks and many short stories. Her work is extremely diverse, covering aspects of magic realism, suspense, historical fiction, mythology and fantasy. In 2000, her 1999 novel C HOCOLAT was adapted to the screen, starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. She is an honorary Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and in 2013 wasawarded an MBE by the Queen.
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Doors: 6.30pm, event starts: 7pm, please arrive early to secure a good seat.
Tickets are £8 and there is a Ticket & Book option which includes a signed copy of The Moonlight Market by Joanne Harris.
The bookshop has level access, events are seated and speakers use microphones. If you have any concerns about accessibility, please do get in touch and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.
For more information or if you would like a signed copy because you can't make it to the event, please contact the Blackwell's events team on 0131 622 8222 or matthew.land@blackwell.co.uk
