Author Talk with Robert Newman

Join us for an evening with Robert Newman to discuss his new book, Intelligence!

Was he about to recruit her into the secret service? She held her breath. Frogwoman, codebreaker, assassin, saboteur - whatever it was, she'd do it!

From the beloved comedian and writer: an irresistible novel about love, secrets, wartime espionage - and moral philosophy.

• Date: Tuesday 10 March
• Time: 7pm
• Venue: Sevenoaks Bookshop, 147 High Street, Sevenoaks, TN13 1XJ
• Tickets: from £12

'Joyful, sad, smart and surprising' Nick Hornby

'Written with great brio and aplomb' William Boyd

'Intelligence is twisty, captivating, with a plot that really keeps the reader guessing' Lissa Evans

Intelligence

Oxford, 1938. Ida and Medora are two brilliant young philosophers at the heart of a group who gather in storied rooms to dance, drink and debate theories of right and wrong. But as the world spins towards war, theoretical questions of life and death become all too real. While her friends are called up to do intelligence work, Ida, the irrepressible Texan outsider, seeks academic distraction. Then she stumbles across secret Nazi information that could radically change the direction of the war. Can she and Medora capture the attention of the spymasters and mandarins in London in time to save thousands of lives? Seductive, witty and page-turning, Intelligence is the unputdownable new novel from one of the UK's best-loved writers and comedians.

Robert Newman

Robert Newman is an award-winning author, comedian and broadcaster. Intelligence is his seventh book. He has written and starred in many television and radio shows, including Robert Newman's Total Eclipse of Descartes, History of Oil and No Planet B. He has performed in sold-out stand-up shows all over the world. He lives in London with his family.

Some of the ticket options that don’t include the author’s book, or are specially priced for couples, are limited in number and can sell out quickly. Our aim is to try and bring the best and most interesting authors to our town. We are always trying to balance accessibility and affordability for our audiences, alongside requirements from publishers to sell enough books for events to be worthwhile enterprises for their authors.