Kate Mosse, the Sunday Times bestselling author, will launch The Ghost Ship at St John’s Church in Sharow on Monday (July 17).
Her book, described as ‘a sweeping historical story about love in a time of war, a tale of secrets and treachery’ is the third in the trilogy of the Joubert Family Chronicles
Ms Mosse (pictured) who will be giving a talk about her latest work and answering audience questions at the evening event hosted by The Little Ripon Bookshop, said:
“It’s about piracy, revenge, women struggling to survive in a man’s world and also a story of forbidden love.
“Though it’s the final part of the trilogy, it can be read as a stand-alone novel.”
Tickets for the event, which starts at 7pm, cost £20 (including a hardback copy of The Ghost Ship) or £7 for entrance only.
Further details are available here or in The Little Ripon Bookshop.
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Major book charting history of Harrogate’s glory days launched
Celebrated Harrogate historian Malcolm Neesam has published a book documenting the golden age of the town’s spa past.
Mr Neesam began work in 2005 on Wells & Swells – The Golden Age of Harrogate Spa 1842-1923.
With more than 1600 pages of glorious detail it begins with the opening of Harrogate’s pump room and covers the town’s glory days at the height of the Victorian Spa boom. It ends with the construction of the war memorial after the First World War.
Mr Neesam said:
“The ‘swells’ in the book are mostly the grand visitors – kings, queens, grand dukes and duchesses and millionaires.
“The ‘wells’ are the Harrogate waters, which were exploited with every new discovery and promoted to cure different illnesses.”
The book is the second in a planned trilogy. The first history, The Great Chronicle, charts Harrogate from its earliest times to 1842.
Today’s launch, organised by Harrogate Civic Society at the Cedar Court Hotel, was attended by more than 150 people.
Mr Neesam has written more than a dozen histories relating to Harrogate. In 1996 he was awarded the Freedom of the Borough of Harrogate in recognition of his contribution to the town.
Stuart Holland, chair of the civic society, said:
“We learn from the past and it helps us plan for the future. The civic society has a huge role to play in studying the history of the town, take pride in the town and learn from the past.
“Malcolm was a founder member of Harrogate Civic Society and has inspired many to discover the history of their town.”
Today’s book launch.
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The book is published by Carnegie Publishing Ltd. Its managing director, Anna Goddard, told the Stray Ferret:
“There is nobody other than Malcolm Neesam who could have written this. The depth of the research, the detail of the writing, the quality and range of the illustrations he has selected are all second to none.
This book will last forever – it is a treasure for future generations”
If you wish to order a copy you can contact Carnegie Publishing here.
Mr Neesam will be at Woods of Harrogate tomorrow at 11am to celebrate his book and the 127th anniversary of Woods as one of the oldest family-run business in the town.