Ali Bacon: The Absent Heart
Thu 08 May
|The Edinburgh Bookshop
Tickets from £5 This is a live, in-person event. Location: The Edinburgh Bookshop, 176 Bruntsfield Place, EH10 4DF Inspired by the letters of Robert Louis Sevenson, The Absent Heart explores Stevenson's relationship with the beautiful and cultured Frances Sitwell. Was she his muse or his mistress?


Time & Location
08 May 2025, 19:00 – 20:30
The Edinburgh Bookshop, 176 Bruntsfield Pl, Edinburgh EH10 4DF, UK
About The Event
FREE Event
This is a live, in-person event.
Location: The Edinburgh Bookshop, 176 Bruntsfield Place, EH10 4DF
Inspired by the letters of Robert Louis Sevenson, The Absent Heart explores Stevenson's relationship with his early muse, the beautiful and cultured Frances Sitwell. Was she his muse or his mistress? Ali will be joined by Jane Anderson to discuss the interplay of fact and fiction in a novel based on a true story.
About the book:
Tickets
Event Entry
With this ticket you will receive: - Event entry for one individual.
£5.00
Book + Ticket
With this ticket you will receive: - Event entry for one individual. - One copy of 'The Absent Heart' by Ali Bacon.
£11.99
Total
£0.00