Louis de Bernières, author of one of the nation’s best loved novels, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin will discuss life, love, music and writing, as well as his latest novel, Light Over Liskeard, an entertaining and heart-warming narrative. The central protagonist is Q, a quantum cryptographer concerned about an imminent crisis for civilisation, looking for somewhere to sit out the storm ahead. He buys a ruined farmhouse in Cornwall and begins to build his own self-sufficient haven, and meets a colourful cast of eccentric characters in the process. Louis de Bernières has written short stories, poetry, non-fiction and a dozen novels.

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