Book Concert: What the Pauper Did — reading, period music & a salon on identity
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Step back into Lisbon, 1770.
Author Marina Pacheco reads from her novel What the Pauper Did — a body swap mystery romance about Herculano, a man who wakes up in a stranger's body, and Odete, who must overcome her suspicions and join him to save the kingdom from tyranny.
After the reading, we'll hold a salon discussion in the 18th-century tradition:
What does it mean to be you?
What makes a person a person — memories, body, or soul?
Bring your opinions. There's also a Q&A with the author, and a book signing (signed copies €10) — and if you can't wait, the EBOOK is on special offer in the author's online shop for the whole month of October for €2.99 instead of the usual €4.99: [shop link].
A bar is available (no food).
Period dress is optional but welcome — frock coats, fans, tricorn hats. Costume or jeans, you're equally welcome.
Who should come: Historical fiction fans, mystery and romance readers, book club members, history lovers, philosophy enthusiasts, anyone who enjoys a lively discussion about what makes us who we are. Come alone — you'll leave with fellow book lovers.
Can't join us in person or want to read the book before the event? What the Pauper Did EBOOK is available on offer in the author's shop throughout October for €2.99 instead of the usual 4.99 — [grab it here](→ https://shop.marinapacheco.me › products › what-the-pauper-did-historical-fantasy-ebook) and read along with us.