Martin MacInnes - The Fields
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We are thrilled to welcome Martin MacInnes to the bookshop for the publication day launch of his latest novel, The Fields. We're big fans of Martin's writing and cannot wait to hear more about his latest incredible work of fiction.
MacInnes will be signing books following the event.
About The Fields:
On a remote Hebridean island, a young boy grows up on his family's croft. His father mends watches while his mother works as a cleaner at a grand holiday house, a manor filled with hidden treasures and dark secrets that will echo across the boy's lifetime. His story is one layer of a symphonic journey through the deep reaches of time.
From an English family observing a rare comet in 1955 to a woman standing in an Arctic seed vault as climate chaos rages, the lives of three generations are bound by a sublime truth: we do not merely inhabit our landscapes and histories, we are made and unmade by them.
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Martin MacInnes Author
Martin MacInnes is the best-selling and multi-award-winning author of three novels, most recently In Ascension (2023), which was long-listed for The Booker Prize and has been optioned for film. He has been published in eleven languages, and lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The venue
The Portobello Bookshop
46 Portobello High Street
Edinburgh
EH15 1DA
Telephone: 0131 629 6756
Website: www.theportobellobookshop.com
Wheelchair Access
We have a ramp at the front of the shop which has a ratio of 1:10 and loading capacity of 300kg, and so should be able to be used by most wheelchair users or those with mobility vehicles. The front doors are fully automated. Our shop interior is designed to allow access throughout for wheelchair users and prams, though please note there is only 700mm wide clearance to access the staff toilet.
Sound
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