Join us for an evening of conversation with Louis de Bernières, author of one of the nation’s best loved novels, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin. Louis will discuss his life and work, giving readings as part of an evening that focus on his poetry and  his latest novel, Light Over Liskeard, an entertaining and heart-warming narrative. The central protagonist is Q, a quantum cryptographer concerned about an imminent crisis for civilisation, looking for somewhere to sit out the storm ahead. He buys a ruined farmhouse in Cornwall and begins to build his own self-sufficient haven, and meets a colourful cast of eccentric characters in the process. 
 
Louis de Bernieres is the author of twelve novels  - The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts (1990), Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord (1991), The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman (1992), Corelli's Mandolin (1994), Red Dog (1999), Birds Without Wings (2004), A Partisan's Daughter (2008), The Dust That Falls from Dreams (2015), Blue Dog (2016), So Much Life Left Over (2018), The Autumn of the Ace (2021), Light Over Lizkeard (2023)  as well as many short-stories, non-fiction and poetry. 
He lives in Norfolk.