TALKS AT DAUNT BOOKS

Wednesday 21st May at 7pm

LEO HOLLIS

Leo Hollis discusses his new book "The Phoenix - St Paul’s Cathedral and the Men Who Made Modern London." In a sweeping narrative combining science, architecture and politics with all the colour and character of Restoration England, The Phoenix tells the extraordinary story of the men who through genius, luck and determination, transformed 17th Century London into the world’s first modern city.

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Wednesday 28th May at 7pm

PARAG KHANNA

Parag Khanna travelled through more than 50 countries to research "The Second World," never leaving until he felt he understood each country and its self-image. The pithy, breezy portraits that result are always entertaining and they combine to produce an acclaimed vision of those most important yet least understood countries that are shaping the future of the global order.

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Tuesday 3rd June at 7pm

KATE SUMMERSCALE

Kate Summerscale’s "The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, or The Murder at Road Mill House," is receiving wonderful reviews from all quarters. The murder of three-year old Saville Kent shocked Victorian Britain, and inspired a generation of writers from Wilkie Collins to Charles Dickens. At the heart of the story is Jack Whicher of Scotland Yard, the flawed yet brilliant leading detective of the age. The book is a pacy, riveting read "... as good and gripping as any fiction." (Susan Hill)

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