{"product_id":"an-evening-with-sarra-manning","title":"An evening with Sarra Manning","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe're so excited to welcome legendary author Sarra Manning to store in July to discuss her heartwarming, hot and hilarious new novel, The Love Library. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSarra will be in conversation with Rachel Wood, store owner and author of Annie Knows Everything - romcom lovers this is not one you want to miss! \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTickets are £5 and can be redeemed against any purchase on the evening of the event. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTimings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDoors open from: \u003c\/strong\u003e6:30pm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTalk begins: \u003c\/strong\u003e7:00pm \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat if you could date your favourite book boyfriend?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“All loans are at the borrower’s own risk”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter a series of dating disasters, Tess Hardy wonders if she’ll ever find the man of her dreams – or if he only exists on the pages of her favourite novels. So when she’s invited to visit The Love Library, a 200-hundred-year-old institution which promises dates with her favourite romantic heroes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ein real life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Tess can’t resist!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut handsome head librarian Gabe Sharma seems grumpily determined to keep the library under lock and key. And as soon as Tess steps into the beautiful building crammed full of books, she realises why – it’s not just dust in the air… it’s magic. Here she really can grab drinks with Heathcliff, dine with Rochester and cosy up to her one true literary love, Darcy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere’s just one problem: Gabe. He’s determined to sabotage all of Tess’s dates! And why is it that she has more fun fighting with Gabe than flirting with any of her book-bound suitors?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSarra Manning\u003c\/strong\u003e has been a voracious reader for over forty years and a prolific author and journalist for thirty. Her many novels, which have been translated into numerous languages, include \u003ci\u003eUnsticky, London With Love \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Last Days Of Summer. \u003c\/i\u003eSarra has also written a number of YA novels, and several light-hearted romantic comedies under a pseudonym.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe started her writing career on the iconic \u003ci\u003eMelody Maker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJust Seventeen\u003c\/i\u003e and has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian, The\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph, ELLE, Grazia, Stylist, You Magazine and Harper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the former Literary Editor of \u003ci\u003eRed \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine. Sarra lives in London surrounded by piles and piles of books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you have any questions regarding the event or to request additional accessibility accommodations please contact hello@rarebirdsbooks.com\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Birds Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58219074879875,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/EVENTLISTING-ONLINEPOST_55.png?v=1781091888","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.com\/products\/an-evening-with-sarra-manning","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}