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Helen Bain 'The Daffodil Days' (published 12 March 2026)
In conversation with Poppy Wonnacott
Presented by: Bude Literary Festival| 0 | BUDE: The Falcon Hotel (Acland Suite) |
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| P | Saturday 16th May, 2026 |
| N | 3:15pm |
Event information
In the early 1960s, in a small Devon town, the church bells ring. The people of North Tawton go about their days, catching glimpses of one another’s lives. New to the town with their small daughter, a young couple have escaped London for a quieter existence in the thatched house beside the church, Court Green. The life they intend to build here will be a good and happy one.
‘The Daffodil Days’ depicts a pivotal year in the marriage of 20th-century literature’s most infamous couple, witnessed by the people they lived among. It is a kaleidoscopic portrait of this enigmatic pair, refracted through the rich inner lives of a rural community caught – if only for a moment – in their light.
Helen Bain works as a sub editor at the Financial Times and holds two MA degrees from Birkbeck University in creative writing and modern/contemporary literature. She lives in Sussex but has spent much time in North Tawton, bell-ringing and beekeeping as part of her research. ‘The Daffodil Days’ is her first novel.
’Bain has managed to create something strikingly fresh: a kaleidoscopic portrait that freezes time yet feels timeless’ The Bookseller
This 60 minute event will include a short Q&A with the audience.
High quality Bar/food/hot drinks/accom available at The Falcon Hotel
Venue information
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. |
