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Dangerous (Fictional) Women of the 2WW
Wed, Jan 29
|East Grinstead
In the second War women played their part: the SOE, Bletchley Park and the hospitals. Bestselling novelists Lizy Buchan and Isabelle Grey (V B Grey) have researched these women, met their families, imagined their lives. Join us for stories of Dangerous Women – how we read them, how we write them.
Time & Location
Jan 29, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM
East Grinstead, 22 High St, East Grinstead RH19 3AW, UK
About the event
Bestselling novelists Elizabeth Buchan and Isabelle Grey (V B Grey) will be in conversation discussing their novels featuring women playing their part in the Second World War: in the SOE, at Bletchley Park and in bomb-damaged London hospitals. Join us to think about how we write for ourselves and for our readers, and how we as readers respond to these stories of powerful women.
They have travelled all over Europe for research to see the landscapes and meet family members. They have friendships with former SOE agents and their descendents, including the daughter of two leading insurgents involved in the 1944 Warsaw uprising.
Together they will share their stories, talk about their research and how they write the stories they hear into their women protagonists.
Elizabeth Buchan left her career as fiction Editor at Random House to write full time. Her books have been turned into television dramas (Revenge of…
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Dangerous Women of the 2WW
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