- Wednesday, 10 May: 18h00 for 18h30 – "A Literary Dinner," a superb fine dining experience with Writer’s Write at Ten Bompas Hotel. Tickets and further information available HERE.
- Thursday, 11 May: 08h30 for 09h00 – “Bubbles, Breakfast and Books” at Social Kitchen & Bar, Exclusive Books Hyde Park. Lesley will be in conversation with noted Sunday Times journalist Michele Magwood. Tickets available HERE.
- Thursday, 11 May: 18h30 for 19h00– Author Q&A event at Skoobs Theatre of Books Montecasino. FREE event, tickets available HERE.
- Saturday, 13 May: 09h30-10h15 – "A Fine Romancer" panel at Kingsmead Book Fair.
- Saturday, 13 May: 15h00-15h45 – "The Heart of the Matter" panel at Kingsmead Book Fair. For more information about the festival and to buy tickets, please click HERE.
- Monday, 15 May: 12h00 for 12h30 – Author Q&A event at Durban Country Club. RSVP to admin@booksandbooks.co.za or call 031 563 6288.
- Wednesday, 17 May: 18h00 for 18h30 – Author Q&A event at Exclusive Books Cavendish. Lesley will be in conversation with author Gail Gilbride. FREE event, tickets available HERE.
- Thursday, 18 May: 12h00 for 12h30 – Author Q&A event and lunch at Buitenverwachting restaurant, partnered with The Thursday Club. Lesley will be in conversation with SA FM presenter, Nancy Richards. RSVP to sandybailey@telkomsa.net or call 021 685 8016.
- Friday 19 May: 13h00-14h00 – “Why are we still talking genre?” panel at Franschhoek Literary Festival.
- Saturday 20 May: 10h00-11h00 – “On being a 'book club' writer” panel at Franschhoek Literary Festival.
- Saturday 20 May: 14h30-15h30 – “Lesley Pearse in her own words” panel at Franschhoek Literary Festival.
- Sunday 21 May: 13h00-14h00 – “Is it hard writing for easy reading” panel at Franschhoek Literary Festival. For more information about the festival and to buy tickets, please click HERE.
About Lesley Pearse
Lesley Pearse is one of the UK's best-loved novelists with fans across the globe and sales of over 10 million copies of her books to date. A true storyteller and a master of gripping storylines that keep the reader hooked from beginning to end, Lesley introduces you to characters that it is impossible not to care about or forget. Truth is often stranger than fiction and Lesley's life has been as packed with drama as her books. She was three when her mother died under tragic circumstances. Her father was away at sea and it was only when a neighbour saw Lesley and her brother playing outside without coats on that suspicion was aroused. With her father in the Royal Marines, Lesley and her older brother spent three years in grim orphanages before her father remarried – a veritable dragon of an ex-army nurse – and Lesley and her older brother were brought home again, to be joined by two other children who were later adopted by her father and stepmother, and a continuing stream of foster children.
The impact of constant change and uncertainty in Lesley's early years is reflected in one of the recurring themes in her books: what happens to those who are emotionally damaged as children. It was an extraordinary childhood and in all her books, Lesley has skilfully married the pain and unhappiness of her early experiences with a unique gift for storytelling. Lesley’s most recent novels include Dead to Me, Without a Trace, Survivor, Forgive Me and The Promise.
To find out more, visit www.lesleypearse.com.