{"product_id":"woman-in-blue-event-with-douglas-bruton-wednesday-19th-march-2025","title":"Woman in Blue Event with Douglas Bruton - Wednesday 19th March 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe're delighted to welcome back Douglas Bruton, who will be talking about his new book, \u003cem\u003eWoman in Blue\u003c\/em\u003e, a work inspired by and about Vermeer's lovely painting, 'Woman in Blue Reading a Letter'. Join us!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6.30pm on Wednesday 19th March at Golden Hare Books, 68 St Stephen Street EH3 5AQ.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuy a copy of \u003cem\u003eWoman in Blue\u003c\/em\u003e and receive free entry to the event, \u003cspan\u003eor choose our ticket-only option for £5 (which can be used towards a purchase of the book at the event).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003eWoman in Blue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eIn the Rijksmuseum of Amsterdam, there is a painting called 'Woman in Blue Reading a Letter'. Each day a man visits to gaze at it. He is irresistibly drawn to it.\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObsessed by it. He studies the painting, in search of resolutions to his past and present loves, and the Woman in Blue studies him back. For there is more to the Woman in Blue than any of the men who gaze upon her realise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe has a story of her own to tell. With a delicate balance of truth and fiction, past and present, Bruton masterfully explores the intersection between art, artist and viewer, arriving at a profound meditation on love and creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Douglas Bruton\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eDouglas Bruton has had short stories placed in various publications including 'Northwords Now', 'New Writing Scotland', 'Aesthetica' and 'The Irish Literary Review'. His short stories have also won many competitions including with 'Fish' and 'The Neil Gunn Prize'. His children’s novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Chess Piece Magician\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was published by Floris Books (2009); his literary fiction debut, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMrs Winchester’s Gun Club,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was published by Scotland Street Press (2019); and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlue Postcards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2022, was published by Fairlight Books (2021); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith or Without Angels\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was also published by Fairlight Books (2023). A novella about the death of Dylan Thomas called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJust Like Him To Die\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was published by Leamington Books (2022) and is available for kindle. In 2024 Taproot Press published \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHope Never Knew Horizon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhich the Glasgow Herald said is a ‘book that glows with positivity’. Fairlight books will publish \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman in Blue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in February 2025.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fairlight Books","offers":[{"title":"Ticket \u0026 Book","offer_id":54823017054581,"sku":"","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/DouglasBrutonWomaninBlue.png?v=1732187930","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.pro\/products\/woman-in-blue-event-with-douglas-bruton-wednesday-19th-march-2025","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}