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Deepa Anappara - Part of Derby Book Festival

Book talk with Deepa Anaparra as part of Derby Book Festival. Her new novel is The Last of Earth.

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The Last of Earth is set in Tibet in 1869, when the Forbidden Kingdom was closed to foreigners and Britain began training Indians – permitted to cross borders that white men may not – to undertake illicit, perilous expeditions within Tibet. The story involves Balram, a surveyor-spy, and Katherine, an unlikely explorer who has a plan to become the first European woman to reach Lhasa and the legendary Potala Palace.

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Adult £12.00

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Suitability

This event is aimed at adults.

Meeting point

This event is inside the hall and there are stairs between the ground floor where the talk will take place, and the exhibition on the first floor of the hall.

Accessibility

There are stairs between the ground and first floors of the hall.

Other

After the talk and book signing, there will be time to see the exhibition on the first floor of the hall.

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Derby Book Festival

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