Bit more on Stephen Benatar and second chances

I'm going to read his book, "Wish Her Safe at Home" love the title.
"It is a gripping and haunting story about a middle-aged, genteel woman called Rachel Waring who inherits a Georgian house in Bristol and slowly goes mad."
It's being republished by the New York Review of Books in its Modern Classics series. A British edition is being published.
First published in 1982 by Bodley Head. Wonderful reviews, prizes, poor sales.
He got the New York Review of Books' managing editor, Edwin Franks to read it by bumping into him with a wine trolley at his self-organised and self-published relaunch of "Wish Her Safe at Home."

And the heroine of the book, Rachel Waring says at one point in the novel

"Wouldn't it be fine if we all had second chances?"

Incidentally

Just read this on Bookbrunch:
A quote by the writer, Muriel Spark (The Prime of Miss. Jean Brodie and many more novels) in 1999 to Janice Galloway:

"I used to be sold the idea that what I was writing was some little cult and people wouldn't buy the things. Publishers used to go on that way until I just got rid of them."

Has anything changed?

Book reading and talk

Thank you to all who came to the 'Meeting Coty' talk/reading and the poetry readings last night Upstairs at The Lloyd's as part of the Chorlton Arts Festival. It was a great room, welcoming people and an enjoyable evening. The wine afterwards helped too.
If anyone feels the urge, has the time, would like to email me their comments on the evening, or in fact anything(?), that would be helpful and I'll comment back too...

Hopefully see some of you at other events this week. There is Elaine Bousfield's Launch of her fantasy fiction book, "The Jewel Keepers", 8pm, upstairs at The Lloyd's on Wilbraham Road. And afterwards, music downstairs.
Thursday, I'm going to Lip Service's latest production - a look at the world of celebrity. Knowing their take on things, it should be hilarious.

And this Saturday, if you're in Oldham town centre, Juba do Leao are performing. Fantastic!!! Can't wait. I love dancing with the band. Such a buzz.