“Quite simply the best debut novel I’ve ever read” Tess Gerritsen “Brilliant in its pacing, profound in its central question, suspenseful on every page – and satisfying in its thriller ending” Anita Shreve“ “A deft, perceptive exploration of a fascinating neurological condition, and a cracking good thriller” Lionel Shriver These are just a few of the rave reviews that met …

Join us at Mainstreet with Sally Magnusson on Tues 25th Feb for our first event in 2014. It will be something quite different and very special, likely to make you laugh and cry, though not perhaps in equal measure. Regarded as one of the finest journalists of her generation, Sally’s mother, Mamie Baird Magnusson’s whole life was a celebration of …

Join us at Mainstreet with Sally Magnusson on Tues 25th Feb for our first event in 2014. It will be something quite different and very special, likely to make you laugh and cry, though not perhaps in equal measure. Regarded as one of the finest journalists of her generation, Sally’s mother, Mamie Baird Magnusson’s whole life was a celebration of …

We are delighted to announce that, fresh from the Commonwealth Games, Clare Balding will be joining us at Mainstreet on Monday 29th September to talk about her new book, Walking Home: My Family and Other Rambles. In Clare Balding’s family, walking just took too long – she galloped through the countryside and she galloped through life. As her dad always said, …

We are delighted to announce that, fresh from the Commonwealth Games, Clare Balding will be joining us at Mainstreet on Monday 29th September to talk about her new book, Walking Home: My Family and Other Rambles. In Clare Balding’s family, walking just took too long – she galloped through the countryside and she galloped through life. As her dad always said, …