{"product_id":"an-evening-with-clare-pooley-friends-you-havent-met-yet","title":"An Evening with Clare Pooley - Friends You Haven't Met Yet","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAn Evening with Clare Pooley - Friends You Haven't Met Yet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTuesday 9th March 2027, 7:00pm (doors 6:30pm) at Kibworth Books\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin us for an evening in-conversation with author Clare Pooley,\u003cspan\u003e in celebration of the launch of Clare's latest book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFriends You Haven't Met Yet. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTickets £8.00, includes welcome drink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Clare: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eClare Pooley graduated from Newnham College, Cambridge and spent twenty years in the heady world of advertising before becoming a full-time mum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eRealising that her ‘wine o’clock’ habit had spiralled out of control, Clare started writing a blog, \u003cem\u003eMummy was a Secret Drinker\u003c\/em\u003e, which has had nearly three million hits. Her memoir, \u003cem\u003eThe Sober Diaries \u003c\/em\u003ewas published in 2017 to critical acclaim.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eClare’s debut novel - \u003cem\u003eThe Authenticity Project\u003c\/em\u003e, was inspired by her own experience of exposing the rather grubby truth about her own seemingly perfect life. It’s published in thirty-two languages, was a Radio 2 Bookclub pick, winner of the RNA Debut Novel Award and a New York Times bestseller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eClare’s second novel - \u003cem\u003eThe People on Platform 5 \u003c\/em\u003e(titled \u003cem\u003eIona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting\u003c\/em\u003e in the USA\/Canada) was published in Spring 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the book: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen you’re lonely, a good book can feel like a friend. But what if it could connect you with someone in real life? Bookshop owner Jude has always enjoyed finding the perfect book for her customers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut when she sees how a love of the same book can bring people together, she starts using her shop to help people connect. Soon, her book-matchmaking starts to change the lives of everyone around her, from young Harper trying to find love to the elderly ladies who frequent her café. Before long, perhaps Jude's own life will be changed in unexpected ways too.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause the right story might lead you to the right person . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kibworth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57740945523063,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/4699\/3236\/files\/CurrentWebsitePosters_39d8333b-21c5-4eff-9ed6-9256facc3a15.png?v=1794495114","url":"https:\/\/kibworthbooks.com\/products\/an-evening-with-clare-pooley-friends-you-havent-met-yet","provider":"Kibworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}