Author Talk with Tina Andrews

Newly crowned King George III must marry, but cannot wed the woman he loves - Catholic Lady Sarah Lennox. And so, a search begins for an appropriate Queen... In comes Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

• Date: Tuesday 20th January
• Time: 12.30-13.30pm
• Venue: Sevenoaks Bookshop, 147 High Street, Sevenoaks, TN13 1XJ

'...This novel may very well be telling the truth of the story of England's first black Queen... It's extraordinary and wonderful...' Whoopi Goldberg

'Queen Charlotte Sophia - A Royal Affair is a beautifully written novel, rich in detail. This sweeping tale bridges kingdoms, countries, and lives. It is full of rumours and secrets that must be hidden at all costs. Tina Andrews takes us on quite a journey as Charlotte travels to England to become George 111's Queen. Andrews adroitly brings alive complicated histories through the eyes of imperfect but resilient characters and leaves us thirsty for more. Queen Charlotte's story of romance and intrigue continues to fascinate us and Andrews has written an important historical novel with an excellent eye for accuracy. This is a novel that must not be ignored.' Anni Domingo

'Andrews' Charlotte Sophia becomes a wily, cunning woman learning to navigate her arranged marriage to "mad" King George III who had no knowledge of her Moorish roots until their wedding night. I could hardly wait to read what Charlotte did next!' Charisse Jones

Queen Charlotte Sophia: A Royal Affair

For years Charlotte has hidden her ethnicity using white Elizabethan makeup to help her title-rich but cash-poor family survive. An opportunity to marry the British king is one that she can't pass up, but beyond the secret of her identity, Charlotte is also in love with someone else - the talented but poor commoner, Johann Christian Bach (son of JS Bach).

Does King George give up Lady Sarah for duty to crown and country? Will Queen Charlotte ever see Bach again? And what of her family secret and quest for answers?

A daughter. A lover. A fighter. A Queen. Tina Andrews's Queen Charlotte Sophia: A Royal Affair, offers a fantastic portrait of a woman, whose life continues to fascinate the world.

Tina Andrews

Tina Andrews is an international award-winning writer, producer, director, actress as well as author, playwright, and multi-media visual artist. Her nonfiction book, Sally Hemings, An American Scandal: The Struggle to Tell The Controversial True Story (The Malibu Press), won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Achievement in Literary Nonfiction and the Literary Award of Excellence from the Memphis Writers Conference. The book was based on her award-winning CBS miniseries, Sally Hemings: An American Scandal, which she wrote and executive produced. It was the highest rated, most watched miniseries of its season garnering Tina the Writers Guild of America Award for 'Outstanding Long form Television.' She is the first African American to win the award in Long form. She also won the NAACP Image Award for 'Outstanding TV Movie, Miniseries or Special.' CBS bought the miniseries based on her play The Mistress of Monticello, which Tina originally wrote and directed at the Chicago Dramatists Workshop. Tina's work in film and television has led to other accolades, including a Proclamation from the City Council of New York.

Tina performed as an actress in over 100 film and television roles including Conrack, starring Jon Voight; Carny starring Jodie Foster; and originated the seminal role of 'Valerie Grant' on Days of Our Lives in daytime television's first interracial romance. But it was the role of Kunta Kinte's girlfriend 'Aurelia' in the acclaimed miniseries Roots which led to an incredible relationship with her literary mentor, author Alex Haley. Together they collaborated on the PBS miniseries, Alex Haley's Great Men of African Descent. To support her numerous successful projects Tina has appeared on Oprah; CBS This Morning; Frontline (PBS) and more.

Tina divides her time between New York, Los Angeles and London.

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