A talk with Shrabani Basu, local author of the book 'For King and Another Country' - Preston Library Tuesday 14th November

 

A talk with Shrabani Basu, local author of the book 'For King and Another Country' on Tuesday 14th November, 7pm

Dear Library supporter, We are delighted to welcome back our local author and historian Shrabani Basu, to talk about her book, 'For King and Another Country, Indian Soldiers on the Western Front 1914-18' .  We have heard Shrabani talk about her other books, and she is always very entertaining. She will read excerpts from it and tell us the stories of the soldiers involved. You will have the opportunity to ask her questions. All are welcome.  The event is free but donations are welcome and are needed to maintain the work of the library.   Pub Quizzes A reminder that our next Pub Quiz is this Monday, 6th November at the Preston Pub.  Come at 7.30pm for an 8pm start.  Tickets £5 on the day.  Raffle [donations of prizes always welcome].  All welcome. The quiz after that will be on Monday 4th December. How to find the library: We have moved to Ashley Gardens, which is off Preston Road.  Scroll down for a map.  We are at the end of the cul-de-sac through the gate on the left. There is no car park, so if you are driving, please park on Preston Road. For Wembley Stadium event days, parking restrictions apply.  We do have parking permits for event days, so email us before an event at the library to prestoncommunitylibrary@gmail.com  if you will need one, or just drop in to collect one.

 

Victoria and Abdul. A Film Night special with author Shrabani Basu. Saturday at Preston Library

 

Author Shrabani Basu wrote the book 'Victoria & Abdul: The Extraordinary True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant', which was made into an award winning film starring Judy Dench.  She was present during the making of the film, and is coming to tell us both about her book and the film.  After her introduction we will screen the film, and there will be an opportunity to ask questions.

A talk with Shrabani Basu, local author of the book 'Spy Princess: The life of Noor Inayat Khan' - 31st March 2.30pm

 

From Preston Community Library

 

We are delighted to welcome local author Shrabani Basu, whose new book, 'The Secret of the Parsee Lawyer' is making waves worldwide, and who also wrote 'Victoria and Abdul', since made into a film.

She comes to tell us the incredible story of Noor Inayat Khan: a descendent of the legendary Tipu Sultan, the 18th century ruler of Mysore.

Noor was brought up in London and Paris, and was recruited into the Special Operations Executive during WW2.  She was parachuted behind enemy lines as the first woman radio operative - average life expectancy, six weeks.  Betrayed, captured and incarcerated in Germany, she was tortured, but revealed nothing.  Finally taken to Dachau Concentration Camp, she was shot.  Her final word was 'Liberté'.  

 

 

Noor was posthumously awarded The George Cross by Britain and the Croix de Guerre by France.  Shrabani led the campaign for a statue of Noor, which was erected in London in 2012.

 

 

HOW IT WORKS:

Book via Eventbrite on the link below.  This event will livestream on Preston Community Library's Facebook page, and ticket holders will be given a link to join within their emailed ticket.  You don't need a Facebook account to watch it, everyone has access to join, with a chance to leave questions for a Q&A at the end.

More details about are on the poster below:

To book a ticket please click on this link: 

https://spyprincess.eventbrite.co.uk .   Your Free Ticket from Eventbrite will contain a link to join the event on 31st March. Just click on the link on the day.