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Meet author Anne Bennett
Anne Bennett will be visiting four community libraries to promote her new book If You Were the Only Girl, a story of love across the class divide set between the wars. Meet Anne at Ward End Library Thursday 14 February, 10.30am, Hall Green Library Thursday 14 February, 2pm, Yardley Wood Library Friday 15 February, 10.30am or Frankley Library Friday 15 February, 2pm. Please contact the individual library to book tickets.
Please note: this event has been rescheduled from January due to inclement weather.
More about the author
Author Anne Bennett was born in the Horsefair district of Birmingham. The daughter of Roman Catholic Irish immigrants, she grew up in a tight-knit community. For many years she taught in schools to the north of Birmingham, before an accident put paid to that career. This gave her the chance to write full time. She has four children and four grandchildren. In 2006, after sixteen years in a wheelchair, Anne was able to walk again. She is the author of almost 20 novels, and is a much-loved voice in the women’s saga genre.
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Feedback from the event:
"Fantastic evening, looking forward to more from Lee Child and Reacher!"
"Travelled from Cumbria - totally worth it! A great author and a great evening!"
"A pleasure to meet the man who has kept me engrossed for many hours!"
"An amazing event, I can't wait to see the film and read the new Reacher adventure!!"
The event with Lee is one of many 'meet the author' events organised by Birmingham Libraries. If you would like to know more or be added to the 'Author Events' email list to get advance notification, please contact: nikki.bi@birmingham.gov.uk
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For more information about author events at Birmingham Library Theatre, please contact Nikki Bi -nikki.bi@birmingham.gov.uk
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