France Group: An Evening with Peter May

Join the France Group on Wednesday 28 May from 8pm (CET) to hear from award-winning author Peter May on his interesting journey to publication.

Following a successful career in screenwriting, Peter’s breakthrough as a best-selling author came with The Lewis Trilogy. After being turned down by all the major UK publishers, the first of the The Lewis Trilogy – The Blackhouse – was published in France as L’Ile des Chasseurs d’Oiseaux where it was hailed as “a masterpiece” by the French national newspaper L’Humanité. His novels have a large following in France. The trilogy has won several French literature awards, including one of the world’s largest adjudicated readers awards, the Prix Cezam.

The Blackhouse was then published in English by award-winning publishing house Quercus. It went on to become an international best seller, was shortlisted for both Barry Award and Macavity Award when it was published in the USA, and won the US Barry Award for Best Mystery Novel at Bouchercon in Albany NY, in 2013.

Come along to relax and get inspired, all members welcome! 

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