There is an awesome start to autumn coming up at our local indie Hungerford Bookshop. Pointless host and Classic FM presenter Alexander Armstrong will be signing copies of his debut children’s novel Evenfall: The Golden Linnet on Friday, September 13 at 4pm, It’s a modern classic for readers aged around 9-12, bursting with ancient magic, secret societies and fearsome foes. For fans of Philip Pullman’s Dark Materials, Skandar, Percy Jackson and Harry Potter.
12-year-old Sam’s world is blown apart when he discovers that his family was once at the heart of a secret society – The Order of the Evening – that had long protected the world. Now a powerful enemy is closing in, destroying all in its path to find the Order’s hidden palace and the source of its powerful magic. Only Sam can stop them.
But first, he must bring the Order together again. ”A Da Vinci Code for kids” said fellow writer Richard Osman. Ticket numbers are restricted and tickets are available now from Eventbrite or from the bookshop.
The ticket price is for one adult and two children and is redeemable against the price of the book. And there are plenty of books for the grown-ups too, so get your diaries out now! Tickets for all events are available through Eventbrite or directly from The Hungerford Bookshop: Tickets are selling fast for international bestselling Kintbury author Robert Harris, 7pm at Hungerford Town Hall on Thursday, August 29. In his thrilling new novel, Precipice, he seamlessly w.