An evening with Maggie O'Farrell

Join us for what promises to be a brilliant evening with bestselling author Maggie O’Farrell, as we celebrate the release of her new novel, Land.

Inspired by the mapping of Ireland in the mid-19th century, the new novel from the author of Hamnet is at once intimate and epic: a portrait of a family navigating a legacy of upheaval and loss with love and hope.

Land is a novel about separation and reunion, tragedy and recovery, colonisation and rebellion. It is a story of buried treasure, overlapping lives, ancient woodland, persistent ghosts, a particularly loyal dog, and how, when it comes to both land and history, nothing ever goes away.

Maggie O’Farrell is the author of nine previous novels, including Hamnet which won Waterstones Book of the Year in 2020 and the Women’s Prize for Fiction in the same year. Hamnet has been made into a film and Maggie co-wrote the screenplay with Academy-Award-winning director Chloé Zhao.

The film has already won Best Motion Picture - Drama at the Golden Globes and the audience award at multiple film festivals including Telluride, Toronto and London. Maggie’s bestselling titles include the novels After You’d Gone, The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox, The Hand that First Held Mine and her memoir I Am, I Am, I Am.

The Book & Ticket bundle incudes a copy of Land (RRP £25), stamped with an author signature exclusive to the Land tour.

Booking information

To book tickets, please visit the Waterstones website.

This event has not been organised by the Society. If you have any questions or require assistance with your booking please contact the event organiser via events@waterstones.com

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• Step-free access to the event
• Accessible toilets
• Assistance dogs are welcome
• Hearing loop

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