Katie Hickman - The Aviary Gate Series

Step into the
opulent and dangerous world of the 16th-century Ottoman Empire. This
captivating session features acclaimed historian and novelist Katie Hickman in
conversation about her celebrated Aviary Gate series. Journey behind the
closed doors of the Sultan’s harem in Constantinople, where power, intrigue
And forbidden desire defined the lives of those trapped within its golden
Walls.
Biography:
Katie Hickman is a best-selling novelist and historian, with
a special interest in women's stories. She is the author of ten books which
between them have sold more than a quarter of a million copies worldwide. Her
most recent work, Brave Hearted: The Dramatic Story of Women of the American
West, won the prestigious Willa Award for the best non-fiction work about the
American West in 2023. Her highly-acclaimed series of novels, The Aviary Gate
The Pindar Diamond and The House at Bishopsgate, a trilogy about the lives and
loves of Levant Company merchants, is set in early seventeenth century
Constantinople, Venice, and rural Wiltshire. The trilogy has been translated
into 20 languages. Katie Hickman lives in London on a converted barge near
Tower Bridge.
Date and Time:
Friday 19th June
Location:
The Old Baptist Chapel, Old Baptist Chapel Court, Off Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5RZ
Tickets:
£12.50