EVENT 04/06: Laura Shepherd Robinson and Charlotte Philby in conversation

Join us for a fantastic evening with two award-winning writers, Laura Shepherd Robinson and Charlotte Philby to discuss their latest historical fiction and thriller novels: The Art of a Lie and Lost Girls. This will be a truly captivating evening you won't want to miss! Date: Thursday 4th of June Venue: Max Minerva's, 47 Henleaze Road, BS9 4JU Time: Doors at 18:30. Discussion at 19:00. Finish approx 20:00. Tickets: £5.50 ticket only £9.99 ticket with The Art of a Lie (paperback) £22.00 ticket with Lost Girls (hardback) £1 Pay What You Can (Please only choose the PWYC tickets if you need to, they are limited and intended for those who really need them.) You don't need to bring your ticket with you, we will have a list of names on the door. Books will be available to buy on the night. ABOUT THE BOOKS The Art of a Lie London, 1749. Hannah Cole's world shatters with her husband's brutal murder. Her confectionery shop, the Punchbowl and Pineapple, teeters on the brink of ruin. Just as she uncovers a hidden fortune - money her husband secretly possessed - a new nightmare begins. Magistrate Henry Fielding, the renowned author, suspects illicit gains. To save her inheritance, her shop and her very reputation, Hannah must delve into her late husband's secret life. But, as she unearths a labyrinth of lies and deceit, she finds herself entangled in a battle of wits far more dangerous than she could ever have imagined. From Sunday Times bestselling author Laura Shepherd-Robinson comes a twisty, immersive thriller where the truth is a luxury that Hannah Cole can't afford and every secret is a step closer to her own undoing. Lost Girls When the daughter of the Swedish Ambassador disappears from her prestigious London school in broad daylight, the authorities are on high alert. There are no witnesses and no ransom demand: thirteen-year-old Freya Sjöberg has vanished into thin air. With the Metropolitan Police out of their depth, specialist agent DS Madeleine Farrow is called in to handle the case. As a former pupil at Wimpole Girls, she knows the school's affluent corridors only too well. But even she can't anticipate the dark secrets held within its walls. With the clock ticking since Freya's disappearance, Madeleine must return to a place that holds painful memories to find a girl who has left no trace. For help, she calls on dogged - and occasionally maverick - young private investigator Ramona Chang. Together the unlikely pair find themselves plunged into a world of extreme wealth and dangerous secrets. The deeper they dig, the more they uncover - exposing a tangled web of conspiracy and lies that could change everything they thought they knew about the case, and each other. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Laura Shepherd-Robinson is the award-winning, Sunday Times and USA Today bestselling author of four historical novels. Her books have been featured on BBC 2’s Between the Covers and Radio 4’s Front Row and Open Book. Her fourth novel, The Art of a Lie, was published in Summer 2025 and became an instant Sunday Times bestseller. Charlotte Philby is a critically acclaimed author of six novels. As a journalist, she worked for eight years as a newspaper reporter, editor and columnist at the Independent, where she was shortlisted for the Cudlipp Prize for investigative reporting. She is a former contributing editor and features writer at Marie Claire, and has written for publications including the Sunday Times, New Statesman and Financial Times. With the support of the BFI, she is currently adapting for film her novel Edith and Kim, which reimagines the lives of her grandfather, the double-agent Kim Philby, and Edith Tudor-Hart, who recruited him to the Soviet cause. Charlotte has three children and lives in Bristol.