Aberaeron’s annual book festival is taking place next weekend. The diverse programme includes a feast for lovers of history and historical fiction by the following authors: Alis Hawkins was brought up on a dairy farm near Newcastle Emlyn. She has two Victorian crime fiction series with a strong local interest. The Teifi Valley Coroner series featuring the investigations of blind coroner Harry Probert-Lloyd will be known to many members. The more recent Oxford Mysteries, set

Our Winter series opened with the final talk in ‘The Remarkable Residents of Portland House’ series along with the launch of the book, ‘The House that Bensha built.’