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URL:https://burnleywordsfestival.co.uk/events/in-conversation-andrew-crowt
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SUMMARY:In conversation: Andrew Crowther and Robin Richards
DESCRIPTION:No need to book just pop in!\n\nJoin us for a conversation betw
 een authors Andrew Crowther and Robin Richards.\nDown to Earth: Beware ac
 hieving your fondest dream! By Andrew Crowther\nNew schoolteacher Jenny Th
 readneedle has lived for almost as long as she can remember in High Hants\
 , an enclosed idealised Little Britain located in a very\, very remote reg
 ion. Founded by wealthy white English businessmen and Red Top journalists\
 , aghast by immigration and climate catastrophe\, life in High Hants is ju
 st perfect – unless you ask questions\, or begin to doubt this “1950s 
 paradise” is as wonderful as claimed. A dystopian satire of tiny minds a
 nd limited outlook. Is it possible to escape and live a life more Down to 
 Earth?\nThe Great Billy Butlin Race: The First and Only Footrace from Joh
 n O’Groats to Land’s End By Robin Richard\nIn 1960\, Britain was swep
 t by a craze for marathon walking\, embodied by an eccentric 56-year-old R
 ussian woman: motorcycle champion\, former Leningrad death row inmate\, ra
 dical dietician Dr Barbara Moore. She made ever-longer treks living on a m
 eagre diet of fruit\, nuts and honey. Keen to exploit this new fad\, holid
 ay camp millionaire Billy Butlin organised the first and indeed only walki
 ng/running race from John O’Groats to Land’s End. Despite opposition\,
  715 racers started off\, with the hardiest captivating the nation during 
 that drab winter. It is a fascinating and quirky story of daring\, entrepr
 eneurship\, and good old ‘British pluck’: a story that deserves re-tel
 ling for the modern audience.
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CATEGORIES:Author Talk,books
LOCATION:Burnley Words Fest Hub\, Market Square\, Charter Walk\, Burnley\, 
 United Kingdom
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