The Return – 9/11 Fiction

David Hatton: Author

3.00pm, Bayley Room, £6.50

David will explore the art of writing about real-life tragic events as a piece of fiction and the challenges of balancing a thrilling storyline, whilst remaining sensitive to the subject at hand. He will read a passage from his own debut book, The Return, which follows the story of a family torn apart by its patriarch who faked his death in the 9/11 tragedy and returns a decade on to claim his life insurance. He will also read an excerpt from his new novel, The Medium, which follows the story of atheist, Michael Walker, who is approached by a psychic who claims to know the whereabouts of his missing wife; can Michael widen his belief system in the quest to find the love of his life?