Sun, 23 Mar
|Newport Rising Hub
Carole Hailey
Award winning author talks on writing and her latest novel, Scenes from a Tragedy
Time & Location
23 Mar 2025, 14:30 – 15:30
Newport Rising Hub, 170 Commercial St, Newport NP20 1JN, UK
About the event
SCENES FROM A TRAGEDY
When an empty passenger place mysteriously crashes in the Lake District, journalist Carly Atherton is determined to get to the truth of what happened – the love of her life was one of the two pilots on board. But when she contacts the family of the other pilot, the conflicting memories of his wife and his sister draw her into a story far darker than she could possibly have imagined.
As Carly delves into the dynamics of a seemingly ordinary family, she realises that the bonds that shape us can also tear us apart – and that sometimes there are monsters living among us, hiding in plain sight…
Carole Hailey will join us for Newport Festival of Words 2025 at the Newport Rising Hub on 23 March at 2:30 PM
Carole Hailey completed the six-month Guardian/UEA novel-writing course with Bernardine Evaristo, who imbued Carole with such…