Mary Lawson in conversation with Graham Norton
Daunt Books83 Marylebone High Street
Tue 24 Nov · 19:00 · £12
About this event
It’s a real pleasure to welcome author Mary Lawson and broadcaster Graham Norton to Daunt Books for a discussion of Mary’s new novel Solace in Winter . Winter in the small Canadian town of Solace is a season of hibernation. But this year, the snowfall brings a series of accidental encounters that will shake up the lives – and loves – of an old man, a student on the run and an abandoned dog. It is deep winter, 1969. As the Vietnam War drives young men north across the Canadian border, widower Jack’s quiet life is overturned by two accidents that happen on the bend in the road into town. First comes a dog in a bad way. Next a draft-dodger, seriously injured, lying in the snow. Suddenly, Jack’s cabin is busy with a growing cast of characters – and all the baggage, dreams and desires they’re carrying. The atmosphere chills when Jack’s daughter Sally drops by one day and doesn’t like what she sees… This exquisite snow globe of a novel is a refuge, a story of connection and moral complexity set in the beloved world of Mary Lawson’s bestselling, prizewinning Crow Lake , The Other Side of the Bridge , Road Ends and A Town Called Solace . We are thrilled that Graham Norton is joining us for this interview. He is a comedian, broadcaster, actor, and writer. He is best known as a chat show host, having presented The Graham Norton Show since 2007. Mary Lawson is one of his favourite authors and we are delighted to host such a special event. Ticket price includes a glass of wine or soft drink.
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