Pitlochry Winter Words Festival 2007
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Perthshire
Banish those winter blues with a range of literary events at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Many of this year's events have a Scottish connection, including:
- Readings from James Robertson and William McIlvanney
- Children's author Debi Gliori
- Meet Isla Dewar and Maggie O'Farrell
- The best of Scottish food, and Scottish food writing, from Mary Contini and Shirley Spear
- An Audience with Ronnie Corbett
- Writing workshop with Alan Bissett
Also at the 2007 festival will be journalist John Simpson, Alaskan adventurer Guy Grieve, and puppet theatre with The Man Who Planted Trees.
A full brochure is available by calling 01796 484626, or by visiting the Pitlochry Festival Theatre website.
The winners of the Fearie Tales Writing Competitiion will also be announced at the closing event, on the 28th of January.
- And It's Goodnight From Him: The Autobiography Of The Two Ronnies
This volume is not just a book about the much-loved characters of 'The Two Ronnies' sketch show. It is a story of a partnership and a friendship so close that throughout the years that Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker worked together, there was never a cross word between them. - The Consequences Of Marriage
When James McElroy reads Bibi Saunders' advert for a lodger, he pictures a glamorous young landlady with whom he will have a pleasant, bantering relationship. In fact Bibi is a much older woman, once beautiful, now wise, and still full of 'joie de vivre'. - Dear Olivia: An Italian Journey Of Love And Courage
In her fascinating follow-up to 'Dear Francesca', the author writes to her other daughter, Olivia. Through letters, anecdotes & the occasional recipe, she tells the story of what happened to the Contini & Crolla families after they emigrated to Scotland between the wars. - The Testament Of Gideon Mack
Mack is a minister who doesn't believe in God, the Devil or an afterlife. One day he discovers a standing stone in the middle of a wood where previously there had been none. Unsure what to make of this apparition, Mack's life begins to unravel dramatically. - The Three Chimneys: Recipes & Reflections From The Isle Of Skye's World Famous Restaurant
Shirley Spear's story of the creation of the renowned Three Chimneys Restaurant provides a fascinating insight into her life as a chef, restaurant owner and working mum throughout the recent period of Scotland's burgeoning restaurant scene. - The Vanishing Act Of Esme Lennox
Set between the 1930s and the present, Maggie O'Farrell's novel is the story of Esme, a woman edited out of her family's history, and of the secrets that come to light when, 60 years later, she is released from care, and a young woman, Iris, discovers the great aunt she never knew she had. - Weekend
In a Victorian mansion hotel on a Scottish island, a group of English literature lecturers and students from Glasgow gather for a study weekend, though studying is not exactly what some of them have in mind. The weekend proves to be a major turning point in the emotional lives of several people.