Maldon Books is pleased to welcome back authors Samuel Fisher and James Henry to our bookshop. Both authors will be discussing Samuel's latest novel, 'Migraine,' at our bookshop on Thursday 18th September.
The discussion will be followed by a book signing, where we'll have both Samuel and James' books available for you to purchase and get signed. You can preorder a copy of 'Migraine' with your ticket, or purchase a copy at the event. Tickets are £5 and include a glass of fizz or non-alcoholic beverage.
About 'Migraine'
Opening in East London, Migraine follows two men as they cross the weather-ravaged city pursuing a doomed love. The snow has melted, but the thaw reveals a world transformed.
London is in ruins, its population a fraction of its pre-freeze level. The weather has become wildly unpredictable - huge pressure swings leading to powerful localised storms. And this has led to an epidemic of migraine.
When a storm hits, the pain comes, along with a wide range of visual and haptic hallucinations named migraine 'aura'. The novel starts with Ellis, one of a very small proportion of the population who don't suffer from weather-induced migraines, being struck by a migraine attack for the first time. After being blinded by hallucinations, he wakes in a ruined bookshop with its former owner, Sam, who pulled him to safety from the storm.
No longer excluded from the migraine epidemic, Ellis decides to find his ex-girlfriend, Luna, and win her back. With Sam tagging along, he sets out from the bookshop and heads south. Compelling and insightful, Migraine is concerned with questions such as: what does a society look like, if it's organised around chronic pain? What kind of culture would this set of conditions produce?
About Samuel Fisher
Samuel Fisher is a writer, bookseller and publisher. His debut novel, THE CHAMELEON, was recipient of a Betty Trask Award. His second novel, WIVENHOE, was published by Corsair in 2022. He is co-owner of Burley Fisher Books and a director of Peninsula Press.
About James Henry
Under the pen name James Henry, James Gurbutt writes crime novels. He has written four Inspector Frost prequels, based on the character created by the late R D Wingfield. Subsequently he has written four novels set in Essex, the latest The Winter Visitor, was published by riverrun in 2024.
James qualified as an accountant whilst employed at Random House, but later moved into Editorial. He worked at Harvill Press and later founded Corsair a literary imprint at Little, Brown. As publisher, he has worked with wide range of writers including Jennifer Egan, Louise Erdrich, William Finnegan, James Ivory, Haruki Murakami, Lawrence Osborne, Yoko Ogawa, Delia Owens, Chris Stein, Nicholas Shakespeare, Viet Thanh Nguyen and Cleo Watson.
