The Word's Out! - Perth

Venues across the city
Perth

Perth’s annual literary festival is a week-long celebration of the written and spoken word, with music, singing and a whole lot more. Further details are available from the AK Bell Library on 01738 477016.

Tuesday 24th October
Author Jane Harris will be reading from and discussing her debut novel The Observations.

Wednesday 25th October
An informal celebration of life and words – you’ll laugh, you’ll cry! With Christine De Luca, Tessa Ransford and Angela McSeveney

Thursday 26th October
Denise Mina will be reading from and discussing her latest Glasgow-set crime novel, The Dead Hour.

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    The Dead Hour - Hardback - Denise Mina
    Paddy Meehan, Glasgow's aspiring journalist, is back on the beat, trawling the streets of Glasgow for a story - something to prove she can write. And then she meets the woman with the poodle perm at the door of a wealthy suburb in the north of the city - blood dripping from her chin.
  • Cover scan of The Observations
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    The Observations - Hardback - Jane Harris
    Scotland, 1863. In an attempt to escape her not-so-innocent past in Glasgow, Bessy Buckley takes a job as a maid in a big house outside Edinburgh working for the beautiful Arabella. Bessy is intrigued by her new employer, but puzzled by her increasingly strange requests.

Monday 23rd October to Saturday 28th October 2006

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