Night Owl Books

Night Owl Book Club - The Specimens

£20.00

Tax included.

Join us for our October book club event on Monday, 21st October at 8.30 pm. We'll be meeting at The Crown & Kitchen in East Linton where we'll be joined by author Mairi Kidd to discuss her new novel The Specimens.

Tickets include admittance to the event for one and a glass of wine or soft drink to enjoy when you arrive, plus a copy of the book (RRP £16.99).

Please note that copies of the book will be available for collection/delivery after its publication on the 26th September.

The event will include a discussion and Q&A with Mairi Kidd, followed by a book signing.

Please select 'local collection' at the checkout if you would like to pick up your copy from Night Owl, or at the event. Alternatively, please select a Royal Mail option and we'll post your book to you after publication on the 15th August.

This event is open to attendees aged 18+ only.

About The Specimens:

Up the close and down the stair, meet the women of Burke and Hare...

Inside the grand walls of Edinburgh's nineteenth-century scientific institutions, anatomists began to map the secrets of the human body in order to discover new medical innovations. But to the horror of the local population, a shortage of bodies soon led to the gruesome act of graveyard bodysnatching, a heartless crime that would soon spread like a disease throughout the city. And when stealing cadavers turns to murder, Burke & Hare became two of the most notorious serial killers of their time.

This is the story of those grim events, told for the first time through the eyes of Susan and Helen (Nelly), two women caught up in those horrific matters.

Hardback, 288 pages, publishing on 26th September 2024.

About Mairi Kidd:

Mairi Kidd recently took up leadership of Moat Brae, Scotland's National Centre for Children's books, in 2022. Her previous roles include head of Languages and Publishing at Creative Scotland and Managing Director of Barrington Stoke, a prize-winning publisher. A fluent Gaelic speaker, she has an MA in Celtic Studies from Edinburgh University. As CEO of Stòrlann, the National Gaelic Education Resource Agency, she worked with Scottish Government, BòrdnaGàidhlig and local authorities. Mairi is a contributor to BBC Radio nan Gàidheal's books coverage and writes for broadcast, including Gaelic comedy series FUNC.

Mairi is the author of Warriors, Witches and Damn Rebel Bitches, Feisty and Fiery and Fierce and We Are All Witches.

Event details:

The event will be held at The Crown & Kitchen, 25-27 Bridge Street, East Linton, EH40 3AG.

Event time: 20:30 - 21:30
Doors: 20:15

A note on Covid precautions: if you can, please take a lateral before attending, and if you feel unwell on the day, please err on the side of caution.