I had a smashing day out in Bath on Saturday. First I met up with fellow author
Jane Odiwe for lunch, which was lovely, thank you, Jane. Then on to the Guildhall for a fascinating
talk by
Claire Tomalin on the art of biography, sponsored by
Jane Austen's Regency World. Claire gave the audience some intriguing insights into the way she approached writing her biographies of Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy and Charles Dickens. She advised would-be biographers to ‘travel the ground’ where their subjects lived whenever possible. The Guildhall is a beautiful building; the room where we had the talk was decorated in pastel green and gilt, illuminated with huge sparkling chandeliers. After the talk I met up with
Tim Bullamore and other luminaries from Jane Austen’s Regency World, and we had a lovely afternoon tea at the Jane Austen Centre. So a big thank you to Tim for inviting me, and for the warm welcome I received. It was wonderful to meet everyone.
Image: The author and Jane Odiwe, author of
Willoughby's Return, outside the Guildhall in Bath. © Sue Wilkes.
3 comments:
What alovely day Sue and to spend it with Jane even lovelier. Wish I had been there to enjoy Claire Thomalin (wow) and be in BATH! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Laurel Ann! It was really inspiring to get a glimpse of how a writer like Claire Tomalin approaches her writing. Food for thought! And I was so thrilled to meet up with Jane at last!
It was so lovely to meet you - I'm glad you had a good time!
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