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SUMMARY:An Evening with... Bethany Handley
DESCRIPTION:‘Urgent and beautiful\, this book shows how our treatment of disability mirrors our treatment of nature. Essential reading’ Katherine May\, author of Wintering \n‘A passionate call for an inclusive countryside’ Jack Cornish\, author of The Lost Paths \nAbout Bethany Handley \nBethany Handley is an award-winning writer\, poet and disability activist from South Wales. Named one of the UK’s ten most influential disabled people in politics\, law\, and media by the Shaw Trust 2024\, she campaigns for disability rights and better access to nature. An ambassador for Country Living’s Access for All\, Wales Coast Path\, and Ramblers Cymru\, her debut poetry pamphlet Cling Film was published by Seren in 2025. Bethany co-edited Beyond / Tu Hwnt\, a ground-breaking bilingual anthology of Welsh Deaf and disabled writers. Her work has been featured by BBC One\, BBC Radio 1\, BBC Radio 4\, the Poetry Foundation\, Country Living\, The Guardian and more. \nAbout My Body is a Meadow \nSince childhood\, Bethany Handley has always felt most at home out in the wilds of the Welsh countryside. This all changed when Bethany became a full-time wheelchair user in her twenties and suddenly found herself padlocked out of the landscapes she belonged to. \nToday\, nearly one in four people are Disabled in the UK. Public rights of way are blocked in 32\,000 places across England and Wales. My Body is a Meadow writes into this troubling landscape. Passionate and political\, it delivers a galvanising call for us to rethink how we live among nature and each other. Lyrical and personal\, Bethany Handley invites readers to wheel alongside her as she explores ableism\, climate justice and what nature means to her. \nOn this journey\, we discover the feral boar of the Forest of Dean and one of the first places in Britain to industrialise; how the metal and rubber of a wheelchair can become just as much a part of your body as skin and bone; why swifts rarely land and how maps tell a story of exclusion. Unearthing parallels between land ownership and privatised healthcare\, loss of biodiversity and social marginalisation\, My Body is a Meadow explores the lessons nature can teach us about inclusion and interdependence. This is a rallying cry for us to stop gatekeeping nature and work together to make it open to everyone. \nEvent Format: \nAuthor talk ‘in conversation’\, followed by audience Q&A and book signing.  \n\n\n\n\nTickets:  \n£10 ticket only  \n£22 ticket and book   \nVenue:  \nMelville Centre for the Arts\, Abergavenny. \nPlease let us know if you have an accessibility/mobility requirements.  \nRefunds:  \nIt is our general policy not to refund event tickets unless an event has sold out. In the case of sold out events where we have a waiting list for tickets\, we will attempt to sell on your tickets at face value\, if notified 7 days prior to the event. If sold\, you will receive a refund for the ticket value. Alternatively\, you can request to transfer your tickets to another event\, making up any difference in ticket price. Please contact us if you are unable to attend an event: info@book-ish.co.uk for further advice.  \nSocial Media:  \nOur team may record for social media\, you may be seen on these videos/photos. Please talk to a team member should you not wish to be recorded. 
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LOCATION:Melville Theatre\, 4 Pen-Y-Pound\, Abergavenny\, NP7 5UD\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:An Evening with... Owen B Lewis
DESCRIPTION:About The Wildfire Hurrier  \nThe Wildfire Hurrier\, the sequel to The Waterfall Warrior is finally here… \nRowan is a Hurrier. As one of the privileged elite and the son of two of the most powerful politicians on Therrhain\, he has been fast-tracked onto a Dimensionology team before he is properly qualified. \nRowan’s girlfriend Fay is a Warrior. Her race having been decimated by Hurriers\, the natural enemies of Warriors\, many frown on their relationship. \nIn their previous stint at Wilcroft University\, Rowan and Fay managed to fulfil a prophecy and stop the world being destroyed. Now they face new challenges; whilst Rowan is away exploring other worlds\, Fay worries about his safety\, all whilst keeping a terrifying secret from him. Meanwhile\, political tensions brew as an upcoming election threatens to destabilise everything… \nEvent Format:  \nAuthor talk ‘in conversation’\, followed by audience Q&A and book signing.  \nTickets:  \n£10 ticket only  \n£15 ticket and book   \nVenue:  \nMelville Centre for the Arts\, Abergavenny. \nPlease let us know if you have an accessibility/mobility requirements.  \nRefunds:  \nIt is our general policy not to refund event tickets unless an event has sold out. In the case of sold out events where we have a waiting list for tickets\, we will attempt to sell on your tickets at face value\, if notified 7 days prior to the event. If sold\, you will receive a refund for the ticket value. Alternatively\, you can request to transfer your tickets to another event\, making up any difference in ticket price. Please contact us if you are unable to attend an event: info@book-ish.co.uk for further advice.  \nSocial Media:  \nOur team may record for social media\, you may be seen on these videos/photos. Please talk to a team member should you not wish to be recorded. 
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