UK romance novelist comes to Durban

INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed bestselling author, Lesley Pearse, will host an author question and answer event at the Durban Country Club from noon on Monday, 15 May.

Lesley Pearse is one of the UK’s best-loved novelists with fans across the globe and sales of over 10 million copies of her books to date. A true storyteller and a master of gripping storylines that keep the reader hooked from beginning to end, Lesley introduces you to characters that it is impossible not to care about or forget.

Truth is often stranger than fiction and Lesley’s life has been as packed with drama as her books. She was three when her mother died under tragic circumstances.

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Her father was away at sea and it was only when a neighbour saw Lesley and her brother playing outside without coats on that suspicion was aroused.

With her father in the Royal Marines, Lesley and her older brother spent three years in grim orphanages before her father remarried – a veritable dragon of an ex-army nurse – and Lesley and her older brother were brought home again, to be joined by two other children who were later adopted by her father and stepmother, and a continuing stream of foster children.

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The impact of constant change and uncertainty in Lesley’s early years is reflected in one of the recurring themes in her books: what happens to those who are emotionally damaged as children.

It was an extraordinary childhood and in all her books, Lesley has skilfully married the pain and unhappiness of her early experiences with a unique gift for storytelling. Lesley’s most recent novels include Dead to Me, Without a Trace, Survivor, Forgive Me and The Promise.

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Lesley will also be releasing her latest novel, The Woman in the Wood this July.

Cost is R255, including lunch and a complimentary drink. Booking is essential. RSVP to admin@boooksandbooks.co.za or contact 031 563 6288.

Happy Publication Day to the ever glorious @LesleyPearse #DeadtoMe is out in paperback today @PenguinUKBooks pic.twitter.com/q58gbvnViG

— ed public relations (@ed_pr) May 4, 2017

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