Beth Underdown - THE KEY IN THE LOCK Book Launch

We're delighted to be hosting the launch of Beth Underdown's new gothic thriller THE KEY IN THE LOCK - a captivating story of burning secrets and buried shame, and of the loyalty and love that rises from the ashes. Beth will be in conversation with writer Kate Feld.

About the book:

I still dream, every night, of Polneath on fire. Smoke unravelling from an upper window, and the terrace bathed in a hectic orange light . . . Now I see that the decision I made at Polneath was the only decision of my life. Everything marred in that one dark minute.

By day, Ivy Boscawen mourns the loss of her son Tim in the Great War. But by night she mourns another boy - one whose death decades ago haunts her still.

For Ivy is sure that there is more to what happened all those years ago: the fire at the Great House, and the terrible events that came after. A truth she must uncover, if she is ever to be free.

But once you open a door to the past, can you ever truly close it again?

"A masterclass in atmosphere... haunting, vivid and urgent, like The Witchfinder's Sister, The Key in the Lock demands to be devoured whole" - Stacey Halls, author of The Foundling

About the author:

Beth Underdown lectures in Creative Writing at the University of Manchester. Her debut, The Witchfinder's Sister, was an Richard & Judy bestseller. The Key in the Lock is her second book.

Doors: 18.30, event starts: 18.45

Tickets are £3.00 or free when pre-ordering a copy of the book. THE KEY IN THE LOCK will also be available to purchase on the night and Beth will be signing copies after the talk. If you would like a signed copy but cannot make the event, please contact us on 0161 274 3331 or manchester@blackwell.co.uk and we can arrange this for you.