Thursday 26 February 2015

THE BOOKS THAT BUILT ME WITH ANDREW O'HAGAN

Picture credit: Tricia Malley.Ross Gillespie www.broaddaylightltd.co.uk
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wice nominated for the Booker Prize, Andrew O’Hagan is one of Britain’s finest authors and essayists. 

His latest novel, The Illuminations, tells the story of former documentary photographer Anne Quirk and her beloved grandson Luke, serving in Afghanistan as a Captain in the Royal Western Fusiliers, and is his triumph. 

In the writing of it, ‘ writes Elizabeth Day in The Observer, ‘O’Hagan has cast a shimmering light on love and memory, life and loss and on the secrets we keep from those closest to us, even from ourselves.’

Do join The Books That Built me on 17th March at The Club at Café Royal, where O’Hagan will share the books that have inspired and influenced his writing life, and share the stories behind The Illuminations.

Eventbrite - THE BOOKS THAT BUILT ME: ANDREW O'HAGAN 17TH MARCH 2015


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