Bestselling author Katie Hickman reads from her latest stunning historical novel The Pindar Diamond. Followed by Q&A and book-signing.

Reviews of The Pindar Diamond
‘Lust, greed and danger among the Levant traders of 17th century Venice… sensual prose and opulent setting.’ Tatler

‘In 1604, rumours are washing through Venice’s demimonde that sultan’s Blue Diamond is in the city. Nuns, precious gems, swashbucklers and courtesans, plus a plot to keep you on your toes, are stirred and shaken into pure escapism.’ Sunday Times

‘Hickman lingers lovingly among strange people in exotic locations.  Her ability to build up an atmosphere is splendidly illustrated in this novel…Hickman’s summer pager-turner is beautifully written, glamorous, disturbing and very dark.’ Wendy Holden, Daily Mail

‘As well as evoking both the splendor and the stink of La Serenissima, there is also a dark fairy-ale feel here, most particularly in the giantess Maryam and her troupe. A vividly sensuous tale’  Sinclair McKay, Daily Telegraph 

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Katie Hickman is the author of six previous titles, including two bestselling history books, Courtesans and Daughters of Britannia. She has written two travel books, one of which was shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award. She was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young British Writer of the Year award for her novel The Quetzal Summer and her previous novel, The Aviary Gate, sold in nineteen countries. Katie Hickman lives in London with her two children and her husband, the philosopher A. C. Grayling.

The Pindar Diamond, published by Bloomsbury in June 2010 and March 2011 in paperback, is a tale of lust, love, greed, wealth and danger set among the Levant traders in the early years of the seventeenth century. For more information about Katie, please visit her blog.

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Author Event
Katie Hickman
Tuesday, Oct 5, 7pm

Entrance Fee: £5
Concession: £3**
** Students, retirees and unemployed
Note: Entrance fee includes a glass of wine and ticket is redeemable for a £2 off purchase of the author's book