Coffee & Cake with Jess Kidd | Thursday 1st October, 2pm, Linghams

The wonderful Jess Kidd will be joining us for a coffee & cake event to celebrate the release of her new gothic novel, Little Spark

A secret cannot stay locked away forever

Bodkin Bell, orphan, pickpocket and survivor, doesn't know where she came from, but she knows she's different. Gaslights flare as she walks past. Cutlery spins.

Shocks fly from her fingertips. For years, she was 'Little Spark', the star of an electrifying travelling act - until it went too far and she ended up in a London gaol. Now she's been offered a way out.

A chance to serve at Point Mote, a vast, desolate house marooned on the misty Kent marshes. There, she will assist a reclusive family of cunning inventors in the creation of automata: miraculous, lifelike machines for which gentlemen collectors will pay handsomely. But this house of wonders hides mysteries too.

As Bodkin starts to question why she is really there, she unearths secrets that have been buried bone-deep for years - and a truth beyond all imagining. One that was never meant to be found.

All tickets include a hardback signed copy of Little Spark, a hot drink and a selection of cakes.

Please let us know of any dietary requirements when you book your tickets. Our kitchen is small so we cannot guarantee no cross-contamination in the case of allergies.

This event will have a seating plan, so if you would like to be seated next to someone in particular, please email lily@linghams.co.uk with their name