Join Francesca at Book-ish Crickhowell for an evening about Salka

Francesca Simon will be talking about Salka, her exquisite and tautly moving tragedy, at the award winning bookshop Book-ish in Crickhowell.

Told by multiple voices, Salka is both a richly woven retelling of an ancient Welsh myth and a thought-provoking drama for our times.

All tickets include a glass of wine or a soft drink and there will be the opportunity to get books signed too.

On the following day (Friday 2nd May) the team from Book-ish will be hosting a guided walk with Francesca Simon around the spectacular Llyn y Fan Fach – home of the Lady of the Lake legend.

For tickets please visit the website

Fabulous Francesca Facts

"Families are great sources of comedy because they are about people trapped together. Only the parents chose to be there and the rest of you are stuck with these people that you might not necessarily like"

"Nobody feels emotions like children and with Henry, the war is constant and total. Anyone who has lived in a family has these shared experiences - the car journey from hell, nits or vomiting"

"I’ve never met a child who doesn’t love hearing stories. It’s a good way of introducing them to books and it’s a great way of getting them to understand stories that they might not be able to read themselves"

"We all love stories, it all helps making sense of the world"

"Horrid Henry speaks to the impish, rebellious child in all of us"

"My first book was called Papa Forgot and was published in 1993"

"I’ve written over fifty books"

"My birthday is 23rd February"

"I’m a bit scared of the dark"

"My hobbies are reading, cooking and going to the theatre"

"My favourite author is Anthony Trollope"

"My most disliked food is beetroot"

"My favourite colour is aquamarine"

"My favourite food is scallops"