The Glass Mountain - Malcolm Gaskill, at Heffers Bookshop

The author of The Ruin of All Witches returns with a gripping, vividly told journey of rediscovery, uncovering his uncle’s past as a soldier, prisoner, fugitive and partisan in World War Two Italy

Malcolm Gaskill knew two things about his great-uncle Ralph’s wartime adventures: he’d been a prisoner in Italy, and he’d cut his way out of a train with a knife and fork. Apart from that, he’d faded into family folklore, lost to view. Until, one hot afternoon in an English country garden, a chance conversation set Gaskill on his uncle’s trail…

Join us on the evening of the 3rd of October as welcome celebrated author Malcolm Gaskill to Heffers to dicuss his brand new family memoir 'The Glass Mountain'. After the talk there will be an opportunity to ask questions, purchase a book and get it signed.