What’s On

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Quentin Letts – Nunc

The Brownsword Hall Pummery Square, Poundbury, Dorchester

Sunday Times bestselling author Quentin Letts pens a new novel: a modern twist on one of the greatest (yet underlooked) narratives in Christianity: The ‘Nunc Dimittis’, based on ten verses ... Quentin Letts – Nunc

£8.00 – £12.00

Dr Julie Smith – Open When

The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester

Million-copy bestselling psychologist Dr Julie Smith is back with the book for when being human starts to get complicated. When you feel overwhelmed, pressure to perform, are grieving, are making ... Dr Julie Smith – Open When

£10.00 – £14.00

Max Hastings – Sword

The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester

On 6 June 1944, when the Allied armies landed on D-Day, the Second World War had already lasted almost five years. Yet many of the British and American troops who ... Max Hastings – Sword

£10.00 – £14.00

Gordon Corera – The Spy in the Archive

The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester

How do you steal a library? Not just any library but the most secret archive in the world. The answer is to be a librarian. To be so quiet, that no-one knows what you are up to as you toil undercover over decades and so low key, that even after your escape, aided by MI6, ... Gordon Corera – The Spy in the Archive

£10.00 – £14.00

Daisy Goodwin – Diva

The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester

In this remarkable novel, best-selling author Daisy Goodwin brings to life a woman whose extraordinary talent, unremitting drive and natural chic made her a legend. But it was only in confronting the heartbreak of losing the man she loved that Maria Callas found her true voice. In the glittering and ruthlessly competitive world of opera, ... Daisy Goodwin – Diva

£10.00 – £14.00