A event on Tuesday 28th July. The event starts at 18:30.
To celebrate the publication of her sophomore novel, Gentle Things, we will be hosting an evening with author Danielle Giles.
"London, 1668. Though the streets hum with promise following the restoration of the crown, Lucy North is trapped. She faces either working for her parents for the rest of her life, or marrying the next man willing to take her without a dowry. She must escape.
Then she meets Thomas Ashwell, a young and charming apothecary, who offers her a route out. Lucy is quick to fall in love, and when Thomas proposes she has no hesitation in accepting him.
But, on the eve of her wedding, Lucy falls and injures her head. Surrendering to the care of her concerned fiancee, Lucy's world soon starts to take on a warped, dreamlike – or nightmarish – quality. Can she really trust this man?"
"Gentle Things is a radiant historical novel filled with longing and madness. Beautifully drawn, it's a tense descent into madness until the final page. A daring and devouring gothic gem of a novel" -- Lucy Rose, bestselling author of The Lamb
"A dark and disturbing tale . . . beautifully written, you will be drawn into the claustrophobic world of the mere, where sinners fear the retribution of both God and the devil" -- Laura Shepherd-Robinson, bestselling author of The Square of Sevens, on Mere
Danielle Giles is a writer and researcher based in Bristol. She has been published (writing as Danielle Vrublevskis) in Extra Teeth and Dear Damsels, shortlisted for the Bristol Short Story Prize and the Brick Lane Bookshop Short Story Prize and longlisted for the Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize. She won the Local Prize in the 2023 Bath Short Story Award. Mere, her debut novel, was published by Mantle in 2025. Gentle Things is her second novel.
Tickets: £8
Ticket & Book: £25
Ticket, Book & Wine: £37.39 (save £10)
Date: Tuesday 28th July
Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Due to this event being held in our downstairs event space, this event will not be wheelchair accessible.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio)
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