Wednesday 4 August 2021, 7pm to 8pm

Observer Top 10 Debut Novelist 2020, Louise Hare, comes to Grays Library to discuss her debut novel, 'This Lovely City' – a poignant, conversation-starting story set around Brixton's Windrush community in London in the aftermath of the Second World War.

Beautiful and soaring, this heart-breaking yet hopeful debut explores themes of race, poverty and community.

Tickets are available from Essex Book Festival: This Lovely City.