Story Café Special: Catherine Czerkawska

Award-winning writer Catherine Czerkawska joins us to chat about her latest book, The Jewel.

A luscious historical novel, it brings to glorious life the dramatic years of Jean Armour and Robert Burns’ courtship, and their tempestuous, passionate married life, against a background simmering with political intrigue and turmoil.
Jean has been largely neglected by Burns biographers and enthusiasts, but Catherine reveals her strength and character: despite Burns’ infidelities, their marriage lasted against all odds. How Jean lived with – and frequently without – her famous husband is one of Scotland’s legendary stories of love and endurance.

Our regular Story Cafés take place on Thursdays 2nd June to 30th June, 28th July, 11th August and 25th August, 12.30pm to 2.30pm. There’s always room around our Story Café table, so pull up a chair and become part of it.

Story Café Specials

Our Story Café Specials are an intimate way of hearing from some of the best Scottish writers.

Story Café Special: Fairy Tales with Kirsty Logan on Thursday 9th June, 12.30pm to 2.30pm

Story Café Special: Drama Queens on Thursday 23rd June, 12.30pm to 2.30pm

Story Café Special for Young Women: Katniss & Hermione Save the Day AGAIN, Thursday 28th July, 12.30pm to 2.30pm

Booking

This event is open to all 16+. Story Café Special for Young Women is for women only and 12+, Story Café Special: Drama Queens is open to women only 16+, and our other Story Café Specials this summer are open to all, 16+. We offer subsidised and/or free places for students, people on a low income, unemployed or those in receipt of benefit and Friends of GWL.