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Join us for our Adult Book Group - Thursday 2 April, 7-8:00 pm
Tickets £7.00/£15.50 (includes a glass of fizz)
Our April book group read hinges on a real mystery that remained unsolved for a century, the whereabouts of the fabled Metland Eggs.
In The Impossible Thing acclaimed crime writer Belinda Bauer takes us to 1926, and the windswept coast and hazardous cliffs of Yorkshire, where local men risk their lives to steal the prized eggs of seabirds who nest there. The most beautiful and rare ones fetch huge sums from ruthless collectors but when small Celie Shepherd finds an “impossible” egg, events take a sinister turn that will change her life. One hundred years later, in a small Welsh village, the dangers of egg trafficking are every bit as real – as Patrick Fort and his best friend, Weird Nick, soon discover.
Belinda Bauer is the author of gritty crime thrillers, including Rubbernecker (Patrick Fort’s first fictional appearance) and Snap, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2018.
Critical acclaim for The Impossible Thing:
“Using two narrative time frames is a commonplace in crime fiction, but Belinda Bauer brings a fresh perspective. Her story is one of illicit love, illegitimacy, coming of age and bleak poverty, interwoven with the machinations of egg dealers and obsessive collectors.” -Times Literary Supplement, June 2025
“The Impossible Thing brims with skulduggery at every turn, and is a blazing testament to Belinda Bauer’s status as one of our greatest living crime writers” – The Guardian, February 2025
You can order your copy of The Impossible Thing from The Little Bookshop when you book your place and receive a 15% discount (£9.99 RRP).
Booking is essential, online or at the bookshop.
