A True Story of Staggering Deception - Hatchards Piccadilly

We are delighted to welcome Joanne Briggs here to Hatchards this evening to discuss her extraordinary new book:

The Scientist Who Wasn’t There

Renowned scientist Professor Michael Briggs was many things: a Space expert at NASA, an adviser to the World Health Organisation and a successful Big Pharma executive.

But Michael Briggs had a secret.

A scandal broke out in 1986 when research he conducted was revealed to be compromised. Patients were also claiming that a pregnancy test he pioneered had caused devastating birth defects. Soon after his fall from grace, Briggs was dead, struck down by a mystery illness in a foreign country, leavingbehind hundreds of people who believe they are victims of his negligence and who are still fighting for justice to this day.

And he left someone else: his daughter, Joanne.

After decades of wondering who her father really was, Joanne decided to investigate for herself.

This evening Joanne tells us about her research, and her findings… It’s a story more fantastic than any science fiction.

Joanne will be in conversation with barrister and author Michael Mansfield KC, whose most recent book is “The Power In The People: How We Can Change The World”

Join us if you can for what promises to be a fascinating evening!