An Evening with Local Author Fiona Joseph

http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/7/c/event_150902172.jpegAuthor Fiona Joseph (http://fionajoseph.com/)will give us an insight into the story behind her recent biography 'Beatrice'
The story of Beatrice will take us on a roller-coaster ride leaving us unable to stop listening, as it moves from one cliffhanger to the next!!

Fiona will also talk about her career history, what it's like having a family and being a successful author, and her favourite reads!

We will meet from 7pm, with a view to starting the event at 7.30pm.

There will be ample time for questions and discussions following Fiona's presentation.

Attendees will then have the chance to purchase signed copies of Fiona’s biography.

Beatrice Cadbury, daughter of the world-famous chocolate empire, grew up with all the privileges: a fine mansion with servants, a well-rounded education and the chance to travel the world and see all its glories. But being a ‘have’ in a world of ‘have-nots’ was troubling, and in 1920 she decided to ‘give back’ all the Cadbury shares she had inherited to the Bournville factory workers … with unexpected consequences.
Join Beatrice on her astonishing journey from respectable Quaker girl to bold anti-capitalist and peace activist, as she and her Dutch husband, Kees Boeke, relentlessly pursued their vision of a fairer and more equal society.

Fiona Joseph is a former university lecturer and textbook writer who now runs her own publishing company, Flo-Joe, for EFL exam preparation.
She also writes short stories, language learner fiction and narrative non-fiction, with an emphasis on Life Writing. She is a member of Tindal Street Fiction Group, The Biographer’s Club and The Society of Authors.
She lives with her husband and two children in Birmingham, approximately five miles from the Cadbury chocolate factory at Bournville.