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We’re delighted to confirm the return of the eleventh Isle of Wight Literary Festival to Northwood House between the 3rd and 6th October 2024.
More information will be available in the late spring and early summer, with tickets going on sale from July.
To book tickets, follow the Link
Come along to find out more.
Everyone welcome.
The Classic Boat Museum Gallery in East Cowes is open to visitors.
It’s a great day out for all ages with lots to see and do.
Opening Times
Open Tuesdays and Fridays
10am to 4pm
(last entry 3:15pm)
The Classic Boat Museum and Restoration Workshop in West Cowes is open to visitors.
It’s a great day out for all ages with lots to see and do.
Opening Times
Open Tuesdays and Fridays
10am to 4pm
(last entry 3:15pm)
Have you ever thought about trying Pilates?
There are 2 Sessions on a Friday morning:
From 10.00am – there is an hour’s Mixed Improvers / Intermediate Ability Class
From 11.00am – there is an hour’s Mixed Beginners / Improvers Ability Class
Cost: £8.00 pp.
Contact Dawn Middleton to reserve your space.
Level 3 mat Pilates Instructor • Pre and post-natal exercise prescription • Common orthopaedic problems.
The friends of Northwood Cemetary are holding their Friday “Drop in for a Coffee” between 10.30am and 12.30pm at the West Chapel at the Cemetery.
The theme this month is Games and Gifts
Come and enjoy a coffee and a chat with the locals!
Refreshments are Free.
In the Ballroom
Lucinda Hawksley, great great great daughter of Charles Dickens, reveals how Charles Dicken’s journeys influenced his writing and enriched his life. Although Dickens is usually perceived as a London author, in the 18402 he whisked his family away to live in Itay for a year, and spent several months in Switzerland. Some years later he took up residence in Paris and Boulogne where he lived in secret with his lover). In addition to travelling widely in Europe, he also toured America twice, performed onstage in Canada and, before his untimely death, was planning a tour of Australia. Besides far-flung places Dickens also travelled the British Isles including the Isle of Wight.
Tickets: £15.00 pp
To book tickets, follow the Link
In the Litfest Marquee
An impulsive purchase of a 25-foot Ocean rowing boat inspires the journey of a 67-year-old Englishman to row the Atlantic Ocean on his own. A most unlikely sportsman, with no rowing experience whatsoever, Atlantic Rower charts his journey from preparation to completion. He suffers many disasters and setbacks, but his resolve and humour eventually enable him to fulfil his dream. On arrival in St. Lucia, he became the second oldest independent unsupported solo in history to row any ocean on the planet. His account, in his own words, is a highly amusing chronicle of his adventure. Against the odds, he defies his doubters and proves that with true grit and determination even an old bloke can conquer an ocean. In doing so he was able to raise over £100,000.00 for a local charity, The Isle of Wight Red Squirrel Trust. The book contains 28 high quality colour photographs. A truly inspirational read.
Tickets: £10.00 pp
To book tickets, follow the Link
In the Ballroom
In this stunning reimagining of a nineteenth-century Russian crime thriller from the world of Dostoevsky, Carol Adlam presents Charlie Fox, stunt journalist, magician, liar, and thief, who reluctantly returns to her hometown of Nowheregrad to investigate the murder of Elena Ruslanova, daughter of a fabulously wealthy glass manufacturer.
In Nowheregrad Charlie finds herself caught up in a multi-layered story that is told through the richly varied visual devices of the time. With the unwitting assistance of her lover, Netochka, Charlie unravels the mystery of the Bobrov family, only to face the truth about herself.
Exquisitely drawn and compellingly told, Adlam’s complex, elegant narrative brings to life the lost legacies of early crime fiction and the first women journalists and detectives.
Carol Adlam a writer and artist and Associate Professor in Illustration at Nottingham Trent University. She is a World Illustration Awards winner (2018; shortlisted 2016, 2015). In 2020 she was writer-in-residence at the University of St Andrews in 2020 and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge in 2021. She holds a PhD in Russian literature.
“A quirky mash-up of Tsarist nostalgia and postmodern detective noir” – Times Literary Supplement
“Takes you back to the deep pleasures of childhood reading. It could not be more rich or more beautiful if it tried … there’s nothing she cannot do with her pen and her paintbrush” – Rachel Cooke, The Observer / The Guardian
“Eat Your Heart out, Dostoevsky!” – Val McDermid, Queen of Crime
“Grin-inducingly clever… A thrilling tour de force” – Comics Laureate Stephen Holland
“Truly incredible… a gorgeous, intricate work of art with a really gripping and touching story” – Helen Cross, My Summer of Love
Guardian Graphic Novel of the Month, May 2024
Tickets: £15.00 pp
To book tickets, follow the Link
Henrietta Howard was the long-term mistress of King George II. But as Tracy Borman will recount in this talk based on the book that launched her writing career (King’s Mistress, Queen’s Servant: the Life and Times of Henrietta Howard) will recount, this was no ordinary affair.
In exploring the story of this remarkable woman, Tracy will bring to life the colourful – and often farcical – nature of the Georgian court.
Tickets: £15.00 pp
To book tickets, follow the Link