An evening with… Adele Parks

Celebrating 25 books in 25 years!

We’re delighted to be bringing bestselling author Adele Parks to Abergavenny AND special guest host Louise Minchin. Join us for an amazing evening of conversation. All tickets include a copy of the hardback book A Beautiful Mess and an exclusive goody bag!

About A Beautiful Mess
Connie can’t wait to have all her daughters back home for Christmas. It’s not just the excitement of the girls being together under one roof; uni student Fran is bringing a new boyfriend to stay. The empty nest will once again be full of friends, family and young love.

Yet from the moment she sees Zac, Connie feels a deep unease. Zac reminds her of the worst mistake she has ever made: a man whose charm and good looks nearly destroyed her marriage. Then, Fran announces she’s pregnant. Reeling from Fran’s news and terrified that her past might threaten her family’s future, Connie desperately tries to navigate a path forward. But there’s a much greater menace looming, because she’s not the only one who has something to hide. Someone in the house has another devastating secret. A deception which will put everyone Connie loves in shocking danger, and one of them will pay the ultimate price.

Number One bestseller Adele Parks returns with an explosive and deeply emotional family drama which explores the lengths a parent will go to protect a child; for there’s nothing stronger than a woman whose family is under threat.

A must-read gripping and emotional domestic thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Just Between Us and Both of You.

About  Adele Parks
Adele Parks MBE was born in North Yorkshire. She is the author of 24 bestselling novels including the Sunday Times bestsellers Just Between Us and One Last Secret. Over six million copies of her work have been sold in English and her books have been translated into 31 languages. Adele’s Sunday Times Number One bestsellers Lies Lies Lies and Just My Luck were shortlisted for the British Book Awards. She also won two Nielsen Bestseller Awards, the RNA Outstanding Achievement Award, the Capital Crime Fingerprint Award and a Quick Read Learners’ Favourite Award. Adele has written for many national newspapers and magazines, and was an Executive Producer on Paramount’s feature film adaptation of her novel, The Image of You. She is an ambassador of the National Literacy Trust and the Reading Agency: two charities that promote literacy in the UK. In 2022 she was awarded an MBE for services to literature.

About Louise Minchin

Louise Minchin is an author, journalist, broadcaster and podcaster. Louise presented the UK’s most watched morning programme, BBC Breakfast for 20 years. Before that was a news anchor on the BBC News Channel and the BBC’s One O’clock News. She has also presented The One Show, Five Live Drive, Real Rescues and Missing Live. Louise has taken part in several reality TV shows including I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, Time Crashers and Celebrity MasterChef. Alongside her career in journalism Louise is an endurance athlete, and her first book, Dare to Tri, charted her journey from the BBC Breakfast sofa to representing the Great Britain Triathlon team in her age-group at World and European Championships. Her second book Fearless, Adventures with Extraordinary Women reflects her passion for celebrating women’s success in sport and endeavour. In each chapter Louise takes on a different challenge with a courageous woman, to get to know them and tell their incredible stories. Her debut thriller, Isolation Island, is set in a gruelling reality television show on a remote Scottish Island. It was published in September 2024.