‘Storyland’: Short readings and Q & A at the Stripy Duck by author Amy Jeffs from her beautifully illustrated book on early British mythology
Stripy Duck 35 High Street, BrutonAmy Jeffs is an art historian specialising in the Middle Ages. In 2019, she gained a PhD in Art History from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, having studied for earlier degrees at the Courtauld Institute of Art and the University of Cambridge.
During her PhD Amy co-convened a project researching medieval badges and pilgrim souvenirs at the British Museum. She then worked in the British Library's department of Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern manuscripts.
Her writing is often accompanied by her own linocut and wood-engraved prints, a sample of which may be seen here: www.amyjeffshistoria.com
An evening with Mark Macauley author of ‘The House of Slamming Doors’
Stripy Duck 35 High Street, BrutonCome and hear Mark Macauley talk bout his book 'The House of Slamming Doors' at the Stripy Duck Café and bookshop on Bruton High Street! See what others have said about the book: “A brilliant debut!” (The Sun) "Tensions mount relentlessly." (Carol Birch, Times Literary Supplement) “Packed with hilarious incident and pathos." (Catherine Taylor, The […]
