SWEDEN BOOK TOUR | October 19, 20, 23
We are proud and excited to present Elizabeth Hand on her Sweden tour as she returns to the world of Shirley Jackson and the haunting of Hill House in her latest novel, officially authorised by the Shirley Jackson estate.
Meet Elizabeth in our bookshops and (re)discover the continued haunting of the house on the hill. Whatever walks there, no longer walks alone…
Free, but ticketed event – book your ticket today with your local bookshop!
STOCKHOLM Thursday 19th October at 18:00
UPPSALA Friday 20th October at 19:00
GÖTEBORG Monday 23rd October at 19:00
Playwright Holly Sherwin is close to her big break. Having received a grant to develop her new play, all she needs is time and space to bring her vision to life. Then on a weekend away, she stumbles upon Hill House – an ornate if crumbling gothic mansion, near-hidden outside a small town.
Soon Holly’s troupe of actors – each with ghosts of their own – arrive at Hill House for a creative retreat. But before long they find themselves at odds not just with one another, but with the house itself.
For something has been waiting patiently in Hill House all these years.
Something no longer content to walk alone…
'Scary and beautifully written, imbued with the same sense of dread and inevitability as Jackson's original'
– Neil Gaiman
ELIZABETH HAND is the bestselling author of 20 genre-spanning novels and five collections of short fiction and essays. Her work has received multiple Shirley Jackson, World Fantasy and Nebula Awards, among other honors, and several of her books have been New York Times and Washington Post Notable Books.
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UPPSALA
Mon-Fri 10-18.30,
Sat 10-17,
Sun 12-17
STOCKHOLM
Mon-Fri 10.30-18,
Sat 11-17,
Sun 12-17
GÖTEBORG
Mon-Fri 10.30-18,
Sat 10-17.30,
Sun 12-16
UPPSALA
The Uppsala
English Bookshop
Svartbäcksgatan 19
753 32 Uppsala
Tel 018-10 05 10
uppsala@bookshop.se
STOCKHOLM
The English Bookshop
Södermannagatan 22
116 23 Stockholm
Tel 08-790 55 10
stockholm@bookshop.se
GÖTEBORG
The English Bookshop
Kungsgatan 19
411 19 Göteborg
Tel 031-45 55 10
goteborg@bookshop.se
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