Robert Carey, aged eight
Part 2 of a short story series about the young Robert Carey - and in case you don't already have it, you can get part 1 as well, A Pest of a Boy.
"Chisholm displays a masterful hand in drawing several plot lines from the previous novels to a resoundingly satisfying conclusion, and in setting a terrific hook on the last page. I have never loved Sir Robert more."
has been writing for longer than she cares to admit and has been a traditionally published author since she was 18. She won the David Higham Award for her first book and the top BBC Radio Drama award for her play “A Room Full of Mirrors”, wrote a column for a Fleet Street paper, edited a medical journal, sold advertising, opened and ran a coffee shop for a couple of years, went to Spain with her kids and more recently came to Hungary without them. She is currently teaching English to Hungarian adults part-time while she works on a non-fiction memoir of her Hungarian mother during WWII – and of course the tenth Carey book.
FridayApril 26, 2019
2:30 pm
Long Melford library • Hall St, Long Melford, Sudbury CO10 9JT, UK
Hear all about Sir Robert Carey's dangerous world and England's Wild North in the 16th century.
SaturdayApril 27, 2019
7:00 pm
Waterstones Carlisle • 66, Scotch Street, Carlisle, CA3 8PN, UK
Wearing my P F Chisholm hat, I will be talking about Sir Robert Carey, the Border reivers and some fascinating 16th century German miners.
WednesdayMay 1, 2019
2:00 pm
Hexham Old Gaol • Hallgate, Hexham NE46 1XD, UK
In the heart of what used to be England's Wild North in the 16th century, you can hear about the dangerous world of Sir Robert Carey
ThursdayMay 2, 2019
6:30 pm
Dumfries Museum and Observatory • Rotchell Road, Dumfries, DG2 7SW
They have a sword here that might have belonged to Kinmont Willlie! I hope I can wield it!
FridayMay 3, 2019
2:00 pm
Keswick Museum • Station Rd, Keswick CA12 4NF, UK
I will be talking about Sir Robert Carey and the extraordinary colony of German miners in Keswick in the 16th century.