TOP 5 ANNE FINE
If it‘s good enough for the kids, it’s good enough for the adults. Anne Fine, the author of Madame Doubtfire and Goggle- Eyes, picks her favourite generational crossover books.
Now that we all appear to be back in the habit of reading with Our children. here are some of my all time favourite shared reads . . . Mistress Masham’s Repose by TH White Charlotte’s Web by EB White The Once and Future King by TH White Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett The Phoenix and the Carpet by E Nesbrt
. and here are five much there recent books everyone will enioy sharing: Harry and the Wrinklies by Allan ieriiperley The Great Elephant Chase by Gillian Cross Absolute Zero by Helen Cressvirell Aquila by Andrew Norriss Journey to the River Sea by Eva lbbotsor. I The Hoald [)alil Foundation Debate. Consrgnia Theatre. it Aug. 9.30mi). 5‘7 li’ Anne Fine. 12 Aug. Stur'iio Thetiifre. 3.300m. if? (5.5}.
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Martin Parr Consignia Theatre, 70am, .“7 (56/. Born :30 years ago in Surrey. Parr is now regarded as the foremost UK photographer of his generation. Not that he isn't a versatile snapper. having moved and shaked in fashion and film. Children’s programme Various venues fro/n Warn. See Kids section for details.
Don Paterson 8: Bill Duncan Soregei’terri‘. .7().()‘()arrr. l‘i' r55). Two hot S<‘()iilf$i‘. talents from the dandy city of Dundee. Paterson has poet and paper colu'iinrst on his (3V while Duncan's stirring debut of short stories. The Smiling School for (Ia/vrnrsts should have corn: with ’i translation for non-Brougth l err‘y readers.
Jay Rayner / reld and l. awn r‘t/iarguee.
.’ 7am. i‘f (5‘5). l-lrstory. reportage and adventure i'terged in liayner's latest. Star [)ust fall/rig. about a 1911 i’ flight from Britain to South America which disappeared in the Andes. Spooky. eh’? Amos Oz (,‘onsrgnra Theatre. 7 l.()’()anr. S‘i' :f‘fji. Born i.'l Jerusalem and educated on a krbbutz. this literary wizard is well placed to ‘.'./."li() blisterineg about the fate of his nat on an‘rd the turriioil of the Middle Fast. Arid he does.
Veronica Maclean Studio Theatre. 51"». Magnus Linklater hosts this event '.'.’liil the ‘.'.rrdo\.'.r of Fitzroy
Maclean. ‘."."il() ‘.‘.'lH hopefully end all the specuiatgon over whether her fella really ‘.'.'as the inspiration for 00/.
Matt Dickinson 8. Francis Spufford field and Lari/n r'-./iar‘grree. .7J"..')‘()prr7. .l‘r' rf‘oi. More glacial drarna tren‘ a pair of chilled out explorers v-rrth ‘.'ar‘ious experiences of the polar regions. Diana Gabaldon ()onsrgnra Thei'itre. '..’i().';ri:_ f‘i' ri‘fn. lhe bestselling author of the ()ut/arérr'er saga and The Fiery (,‘ioss should provide a fascinating event for ri‘an', reasons. One of which is that she apparently talk like Katharine Hepburn.
Kamila Shamsie & Ruchir Joshi
l role and [.(iW/l F/iarguee. 2.30pm, 5‘7 525/. l ast and \."'-.’est are the subiects at hand l‘er'c as Karachr's Shan‘sre and (lalcutta's .Joslii discuss their works and .rtfiue'ices.
Tariq Ali (Ions/{flirt 'llreatre. (3pm. .‘7 2516i. Richard Holloway hosts one of the rvios‘. hotly anticipated events for those who like their '.'.'r‘iters to have rather strong opinions. All has been a broadcaster and author of renown for many years and here chats in a debate entitied (‘ioris and Guns.
Anne Fine Studio Theatre. Ji‘.\')‘()pnr. f7 51")... See lop 1'). above.
CK Stead 8: Etienne van Heerden Ire/d and I aim r'vfi'irguee. 4pm, 5‘7 r’i‘oi. South African van lleerden has edited Afrikaans poetry on the subject of Wine '.-.'l‘rle New /ealander Stead gained faxourable rewex'rs for his Vietnam drama Stir/flit; Urea/n.
Kevin Warwick (,‘onsrgnra Theatre. -.'..’i’();irri. 3)" its». this man must have a stop, or trio to tell. haying had chips in‘plarited llli() his both. to explore the l)f)?;filiillli‘. of sending corr‘rnuiircation by thought, And then written about it in /. (,‘yliorg.
James Fenton & Ruth Padel Studio l’itx'itro fiprn. l‘i' Alibi. How do you write
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Imprisoned Writers Field and Lawn Marquee. 5.30pm, free tickets. Today's talkers about incarceration include Richard Holloway.
Jon Fosse Children '3 Theatre. 6pm, £8 (5.76;. A chance to meet this leading contemporary Norwegian playwright whose Grr/ on the Sofa kicks off at the
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Claire Rayner Consignia Theatre, ($.30prn, £78 (£6). The nation's favourite agony aunt gives us the Humanist Society of Scotland Lecture. which asks what place religion has in today's debate on ethics.
The Writing Business Field and Lawn Marquee. 6.45pm, £5 (£3). Today: how to Structure a sonnet.
Andro Linklater & Frank McLynn: Pioneering America Studio Theatre. 7pm, £8 (£6). 80. how was the West made. won and lost? Two biographers tell us.
Women in Islam Spiege/tent, 7.30pm, 5.78 (5‘6). Not an easy place to be. by all accounts. Those debating the topic are Nawal el Saadawi. Kamila Shamsie and Malrse Ruthven.
Terry Eagleton Consignia Theatre, 8pm, i.‘8 (5T6). Academic extraordinaire and a name all-too familiar to anyone who's done any kind of media studies course chats about his life.
New Voices Studio Theatre. 8.30pm, 518’ li‘e‘). Among those new voices are Sid Smith, Monique Rotfey, Richard Price and Regi Claire.
Elizabeth Cook Field and Lawn Marquee. 8.30pm. £8 ($6). This writer should never find herself down at heel. haying knocked up a dazzling retelling of the Achilles myth.
Spiegelbar Spiege/tent. 9pm, free. Finish your day‘s literary musings with music. booze and chat.
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CEKMAINE CREEK
“Privileged women will pluck at your sleeve and seek to enlist you in the 'fight’ for reforms. but reforms are retrogressive. The old process must be broken, not made new. Bitter women will call you to rebellion, but you have too much to do. What will you do?’
I Germaine Greer, Consignia Theatre, 13 Aug, 17.303m, £7 (£5).
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