Louis De Bernieres

Louis De Bernieres captivated readers with his epic tale of love and strife in German-occupied Greece, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin. Now in his magnificent and moving novel The Dust that falls from Dreams, he turns his gaze nearer home, to an idyllic and eccentric household in Kent where childhood innocence is about to be destroyed by the apocalypse of war. Can Rosie McCosh and her sisters build new lives out of the opportunities and devastations that follow the Great War?
The Dust that Falls from Dreams promises to be one of the biggest novels of the year, from an author who is loved for his ability to move and entertain in equal measure. We are delighted to welcome Louis and his unforgettable cast of characters to Ely