The White Horse Bookshop is holding a book launch to mark the publication of local author James Aitcheson’s new historical novel The Harrowing.
Entry is free for the evening event on Friday, July 8 at 6.30pm. The author will be there to talk about the book and to sign copies.
Entry is free – all you have to do is register so they know how many nibbles and bottles to buy. You can get to the webpage for registering via the Marlborough.News What’s On calendar entry.
James Aitcheson was educated at St John’s, Marlborough and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he read Medieval History, with a particular interest in later Anglo-Saxon and Norman England.
He is now a historical novelist, gives regular talks about history and historical fiction, and is also a creative writing tutor.
James’ ‘Conquest’ series, starting with Sworn Sword (which he launched at the White Horse Bookshop in 2012), has been well-received by reviewers and readers, with comparisons to Simon Scarrow, Ben Kane, and Angus Donald.
As a historian as well as a novelist, he continues to research the early medieval period. The Harrowing is his fourth novel: as the victorious Norman army marches North, subjugating the conquered land, five characters band together, fleeing both the devastation wrought by the Normans, and their own pasts…
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