exclusive invite to Launch of Andrew Taylor's Latest!

Many of you  will know that Coleford-based author Andrew Taylor has been a key supporter of Reading the Forest. He is an international award winning author of historical fiction, more recently acclaimed for his series of novels featuring James Marwood & Cat Lovett in pursuit of justice in 17th century London (The Ashes of London; The Fire Court, The King’s Evil; The Last Protector; The Royal Secret; Shadows of London). A few years ago we teamed up with the FoD Local History Society to host an event featuring Andrew, with a focus on his much loved Lydmouth series. This popular series of books was set in a fictional coastal town in the 1950s. For us, there are few authors better at evoking the early post-war mood and gloom of Britain. At the event Andrew, with a his fictional map in hand, explained how he had created the fictional landscape of Lydmouth based on an amalgam of Lydney, Coleford and Monmouth. It was a great insight into the processes behind the creation of remarkable historical fiction.
Following the success of his Marwood and Lovett books, Andrew has once again turned to his local landscape to write a compelling murder mystery set in a girls' boarding school. Andrew has kindly allowed us to extend an invitation to all our friends and supporters to the book launch on Friday 6th June at 6.30pm at the Main Place in Coleford.

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