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An evening with A.J. West

8 July 2024 @ 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

£12.00 – £20.00
Sunday Times bestselling and award-winning historical fiction author AJ West invites you to travel with him to the dark streets of early Georgian London. Together, you’ll explore the secret underworld of the molly houses of High Holborn and Whitechapel, the criminal warrens of Alsatia, cross old London Bridge to the roar of the Thames and climb the newly constructed St Paul’s Cathedral. Based on two years of research into the lives and deaths of brave, bold and beautiful men who found love and friendship in the shadow of the noose, AJ’s brilliant new novel The Betrayal of Thomas True is described as the year’s most hotly anticipated historical thriller. Endorsed by Stephen Fry and with his own fascinating journey as a novelist, AJ West is an author you won’t want to miss. 
 
It is the year 1715, and Thomas True has arrived on old London Bridge with a dangerous secret. One night, lost in the squalor of London’s hidden back streets, he finds himself drawn into the outrageous underworld of the molly houses. 

Meanwhile, carpenter Gabriel Griffin struggles to hide his double life as Lotty, the molly’s stoic guard. When a young man is found murdered, he realises there is a rat amongst them, betraying their secrets to a pair of murderous Justices.

Can Gabriel unmask the traitor before they hang? Can he save hapless Thomas from peril, and their own forbidden love?

Set amidst the buried streets of Georgian London, The Betrayal of Thomas True is a brutal and devastating thriller, where love must overcome evil, and the only true sin is betrayal…

‘Really very good.’

— STEPHEN FRY

‘Fierce, funny, and fabulous; this is an important and deeply moving story. Highly recommend.’

— JONATHAN HARVEY

‘I’ve rarely been so transported, moved and gripped by a story from the first page: Mollies is heartbreaking, beautiful, lyrical. You won’t want to put it down.’

— CATRIONA WARD

A.J. West’s bestselling debut novel The Spirit Engineer won the HWA Debut Crown Award. His second novel, The Betrayal of Thomas True will be published in July 2024. West grew up in Buckinghamshire, before studying English Literature in Preston. He previously worked as an award-winning network television and radio news presenter and reporter. To find out more, please visit: www.ajwestauthor.com

Details

Date:
8 July 2024
Time:
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Cost:
£12.00 – £20.00
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Bookish
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Book-ish Crickhowell
18 High Street, Crickhowell, NP8 1BD
Crickhowell, NP8 1BD + Google Map

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