Best-selling author, Victoria Hislop to host a Literary Tea in Edinburgh
Author of The Island, Victoria Hislop is to host a Literary Tea at the City Chambers on 16 November 2017 from 3.30pm – 6.30pm.
Tickets are £30 and can be bought here.
Ms Hislop was a sell-out attraction at the Edinburgh International Book Festival this year and she will be talking about her later book Cartes Postales from Greece.
You can have afternoon tea, served with a glass of prosecco, and listen to the author speak about her experience of writing The Island – her first novel, which is set on the former leprosy island of Spinalonga in Crete.
Victoria has been an Ambassador for the UK-based leprosy charity, Lepra, since 2013. Proceeds from the event sales will go towards helping to find, diagnose and treat people affected by leprosy in India, Bangladesh and Mozambique.
Victoria Hislop said : “I will be talking about “Cartes Postales from Greece” my latest novel which takes the reader on a journey around my favourite country – and will also touch on my experience of writing ‘The Island’ my first novel, set on the former leprosy island of Spinalonga in Crete – a place and an experience which literally changed my life.”
Ross Kerry, Community Fundraising Manager for Lepra, said: “Leprosy is most prevalent in extremely poor countries, where people are often unable seek the medical treatment they so desperately need. The funds raised from this event really do make such a difference – as it enables our teams to find and treat as many people as possible.”
Lepra is a UK-based international charity working to beat leprosy.
This disease affects millions of the most vulnerable people in the world, causing life-changing disabilities and attracting terrible stigma. But there is a cure.
Visit lepra.org.uk to find out more about their work.
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