In 1936, Shostakovich, just thirty, fears for his livelihood and his life. Stalin, hitherto a distant figure, has taken a sudden interest in his work and denounced his latest opera. Now, certain he will be exiled to Siberia (or, more likely, executed on the spot), Shostakovich reflects on his predicament, his personal history, his parents, various women and wives, his children—and all who are still alive themselves hang in the balance of his fate.
Ripley's reboot of Margery Allingham's Mr. Campion will be discussed during this meeting. In typical Allingham fashion, the Danish Ambassador has requested Albert Campion’s help on ‘a delicate family matter’ and Mr. Campion notes some decidedly odd behaviour on the part of the up-and-coming photographer before finding a body in the lagoon...
Eighty years old, Ebenezer has lived his whole life on the Channel Island of Guernsey, but as he reaches the end of his life he is determined to tell his own story and the stories of those he has known. This is the first of two meetings discussing this book.
Eighty years old, Ebenezer has lived his whole life on the Channel Island of Guernsey, but as he reaches the end of his life he is determined to tell his own story and the stories of those he has known. This is the second of two meetings discussing this book.
