Tessa Hadley - Lunch with the Author

Tuesday 17 October - 12pm for 12.30pm
                                      2pm talk in the marquee 

Bad dreams and other stories
Small acts may have large consequences.  Lives can be altered not merely by major events but by the minutiae, those missed moments and insignificant interactions that pepper our days.  The stories in Bad Dreams and Other Stories focus on crucial moments of transition, so often imperceptible to the protagonists.   

An older woman recovering from a serious illness speaks to a lonely young man; a long-time friend brings bad news to a dinner party; in 1914 a teacher in the throes of a painful affair questions her pupils’ suffragette-craze.  As Hadley illustrates, first steps into a new life can be made thoughtlessly and carelessly, often with disproportionate consequences. 

 “Few writers give me such consistent pleasure” Zadie Smith 

“Tessa Hadley recruits admirers with each book.  She writes with authority, and with delicacy: she explores nuance, but speaks plainly; she is one of those writers a reader trusts” Hilary Mantel 

Lunch Menu
~ Beef bourguignon, smoked bacon, baby onions and mushrooms in a red wine, shallot and parsley sauce with maple glazed carrots with fresh herbs and creamy potato and leek gratin dauphinois or,

~Individual vegetable wellington – pan roasted mushrooms, sweet red onion, peppers, courgette and baby spinach with toasted pine nuts, fresh herb and butternut squash, served with a creamed leek and potato gratin dauphinoise and vegetarian red wine gravy  (Vegetarian option)

~ Individual lemon posset topped with seasonal berries and served with homemade shortbread biscuit.

Please be sure to specify at the point of purchase if you want to choose a vegetarian option and/or any dietary requirements.

Doors open at 12 noon for 12.30pm lunch in The Undercroft at The Bishop’s Palace. 
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