Lavenham Literary Festival Annie Gray

Dr Annie Gray at Lavenham Village Hall talks about her new book The Bookshop, The Draper, and The Candlestickmaker.

Annie closes our Saturday festival programme with a colourful social history of the British High Street. Bustling with historical details and colourful vignettes, The Bookshop, the Draper and the Candlestick Maker visits everything from apothecaries and penny bazaars to the birth of Marks and Spencer and the original toyshops with curiosities sold to entertain adults rather than children.

Annie is an historian, author, cook, broadcaster and consultant specialising in the history of food and dining in Britain from c.1600 to the present day. She is the author of Victory in the Kitchen and The Greedy Queen among a number of other titles. An honorary research associate at the University of York and a Fellow of the Royal History Society, she has presented TV history documentaries including Victorian Bakers and The Sweetmakers and is the resident food historian on BBC Radio 4’s The Kitchen Cabinet.

Please join us for a glass of wine following the talk. Annie will be signing books in the Hall.

Booking opens 10am 30th August.

Times: 5.30-6.30pm
Tickets: £15 including a glass of wine
Booking: Please use the “Book now” buttons to book online or call 01284 758000
Venue: Lavenham Village Hall, Church St. CO10 9QT

This event is promoted by Lavenham Literary Festival