Polly Atkin in Conversation
Discussing 'The Company of Owls'
£6.00 – £18.00
Join Bookends on Tuesday 12th November at 7:30pm at Cakes and Ale cafe in Bookends, Carlisle for an evening with bestselling local author Polly Atkin.
Polly will talk about her latest book, ‘The Company of Owls’ a nocturnal love song to the owls that surround Polly’s Lake District home.
From the author of Some of Us Just Fall, longlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing.
In the woods above Polly Atkin’s home in Grasmere, Cumbria live the tawny owls she calls her neighbours. Each night, they come down to her cottage at dusk, calling out as night falls – in particular a trio of owlets she watches grow from fledglings to young adults.
As the antics of the owl siblings develop – their capacity to play, to bicker, to share and to protect – they encourage her to think differently about some of the big needs of all our lives: solitude and companionship, care and belonging, rest and retreat. And into the frame step questions about all sorts of relationships, from how we feel when in darkness to the homes and connection we so desperately seek. The Company Of Owls is a love song to these incredible creatures, and a reflection on what makes them, and us, unique and distinctive.
It’s a call to find joy in unexpected places and times. It is a lesson in learning to listen – to really listen – when all around us seems clamour and noise.
Ticket only: £6
Ticket and book : £18
All tickets include a drink at the event.
Please note that your email order confirmation will act as your eticket for the event.
If you purchase a book and ticket you can choose to have the book posted out to you after publication date of 3rd October or to collect the book from Bookends Carlisle or Keswick either before or at the event.
