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Double Bill: Adele Parks 'Our Beautiful Mess' and Louise Candlish 'A Neighbour's Guide to Murder'
In conversation with national journalist, Natasha Harding
Presented by: Bude Literary Festival| 0 | BUDE: The Falcon Hotel (Acland Suite) |
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| P | Thursday 14th May, 2026 |
| N | 11:45am |
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Connie can’t wait to have all her daughters back home for Christmas. It’s not just the excitement of the girls being together under one roof; uni student Fran is bringing a new boyfriend to stay. The empty nest will once again be full of friends, family and young love.
Yet from the moment she sees Zac, Connie feels a deep unease.
Number One bestseller Adele Parks returns with an explosive and deeply emotional family drama which explores the lengths a parent will go to protect a child; for there’s nothing stronger than a woman whose family is under threat.
‘Adele Parks has done it again. Grabbed me from page one and kept me there on the edge of my seat. Superb writing as ever. She simply gets better and better and better. You have to read this book!’ Ruth Jones
Adele Parks MBE was born in North Yorkshire. She is the author of 24 bestselling novels including the Sunday Times bestsellers ‘Just Between Us’ and ‘One Last Secret’. Over five million copies of her work have been sold in English and her books have been translated into 31 languages.
She is an ambassador of the National Literacy Trust and the Reading Agency: two charities that promote literacy in the UK. In 2022 she was awarded an MBE for services to literature.
LOUISE CANDLISH
The brand-new, addictive, twisted crime thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of ‘Our House’.
When Pixie moves into the flat next door, divorced Gwen takes the young woman under her wing. She more than anyone knows how important a fresh start can be. But as Pixie becomes entangled with her charismatic landlord Alec, the lines of friendship
begin to blur. With whispers of sinister secrets passing between neighbours, Gwen realises Alec isn’t the only one with something to hide, and finds herself questioning how well she really knows the people she considered to be friends. As scandal erupts in the building, old grudges resurface, leading to a crime that will destroy the peace of Columbia Mansions forever.
‘Candlish spins a taut, deliciously twisted tale with sting after sting... Just brilliant' John Marrs
'Smart about social trends and slyly funny, Louise Candlish's 18th novel can be seen as naughtily subverting the Richard Osman formula' The Times
Louise Candlish is the bestselling author of 17 novels and her books are published all over the world including ‘Our House’ that was adapted into a major four-part ITV drama and won the 2019 British Book Awards Crime and Thriller Book of the Year.
Duration: 60 mins inc audience Q&A
High quality Food/Bar/Accommodation available at The Falcon Hotel
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BUDE: The Falcon Hotel (Acland Suite)| 0 | Breakwater Road Bude Cornwall EX23 8SD |
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| > | www northcoastarts.co.uk |
| ! | 01288352005 |
| ` | Public parking nearby. Accessible venue. High quality Bar and Catering available. |
