Joanne Harris

An earthly nourris sits and sings
And aye she sings, “Ba lilly wean,
Little ken I my bairn’s father,
Far less the land that he staps in. 
(Child Ballad, no. 113)

So begins a stunning tale of love, loss and revenge, against a powerful backdrop of adventure on the high seas, and drama on the land. The Blue Salt Road balances passion and loss, love and violence and draws on nature and folklore to weave a stunning modern mythology around a nameless, wild young man. Passion drew him to a new world, and trickery has kept him there – without his memories, separated from his own people. But as he finds his way in this dangerous new way of life, so he learns that his notions of home, and your people, might not be as fixed as he believed. Beautifully illustrated by Bonnie Helen Hawkins, this is a stunning and original modern fairytale.

Join us for a truly  special evening as Joanne Harris and Bonnie Helen Hawkins discuss the creative process and how they worked together as writer and artist respectively to bring to life APocketful of Crows  and The Blue Salt Road.  This is a unique opportunity to also see Bonnie Helen Hawkins’s original illustrations in a wonderful gallery settting.