NHFT virtual book club - our next read is The Illumination of Ursula Flight

Following our visit to contemporary Japan in Sayaka Murata's Convenience Store Woman, for our next read we are stepping back in time to the 1600s with The Illumination of Ursula Flight by Anna-Marie Crowhurst.

Born on the night of an ill-auguring comet just before Charles II's Restoration, Ursula Flight has a difficult future written in the stars.

Against the custom of the age she begins an education with her father, who fosters in her a love of reading, writing and astrology.

Following a surprise meeting with an actress, Ursula yearns for the theatre and thus begins her quest to become a playwright despite scoundrels, bounders, bad luck and heartbreak.

'...offers a joyous romp through Restoration England, with a heroine who lingers long in the imagination after the final page.' - The Guardian

The next meeting will be Thursday the 31st of March at 7pm via MS Teams where we will be discussing the novel. You can find the link via the Events Calendar on the Staff Room.

Hope to see you there.