Night Owl Books

Winterbourne - in conversation with Elisabeth Wolf

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Join us at Night Owl Books on Monday, 19th October at 8pm, when Elisabeth Wolf will be discussing her new novel, Winterbourne, with Amanda Block, author of The Haunting of Hero's Bay.

Purchase a copy of either book via this page to receive a free ticket to our event - while spaces last!

Elisabeth Wolf will be in conversation with Amanda Block, followed by a book signing.

Select 'local collection' to pick up your copy from Night Owl. Alternatively please select a Royal Mail option, and I'll arrange for a copy to be shipped straight to you.

About Winterbourne:

Within the walls of Winterbourne dwells a secret room, with an unspeakable collection of books. Librarian Anne Adams has found the perfect escape: a job cataloguing the library of Winterbourne, an architectural masterpiece on a remote island off the west coast of Scotland.

Surrounded by an awe-inspiring landscape, the library is magnificent, with priceless first editions, a book lover's dream. However, Anne's early weeks in her new job are beset by obstacles - no internet, a house plunged into darkness every night and unexplained mysteries on the island. After an unannounced visit from her employer, the enigmatic Lucien Broussard, Anne wonders what happened to the previous librarian when she finds notes hidden in the library's ancient tomes.

As echoes of the past start to reveal the house and Lucien's dark secrets, suddenly Anne's dream job becomes a living nightmare. Get swept up in Elisabeth Wolf's chilling and unpredictable mystery.

Paperback, 320 pages, published September 2026.

About Elisabeth Wolf:

Elisabeth Wolf is a writer of contemporary gothic fiction, creating classic tales that utilize the genre’s most beloved tropes – crumbling mansions, vulnerable heroines, windswept landscapes and dark, brooding antiheroes. “Gothic novels sit right at the intersection between dangerous romance and spine-tingling horror, and it’s this combination that makes them so irresistible,” she explains. “Who wants a happy ending when you could have Mr Rochester instead?”

Elisabeth has lived in Edinburgh for the last eight years, and splits her time between the

Scottish capital and London, where her two sons live. When she’s not travelling up and down the East Coast Line or chained to her desk, she spends her time malingering in graveyards and eating ice cream. She’ll judge any gelateria on the quality of its pistachio, and is also an enthusiastic home ice cream maker herself.

Her gothic novel, Winterbourne, was published by Black & White in 2026. This will be followed by The Whispering Island in 2027. She has also had eight crime novels published, writing as Alison Belsham.

About The Haunting of Hero's Bay:

Lottie has lived in a magical world of stories and imagination under the shelter of her beloved grandfather, a famous comic actor, for as long as she can remember - but now he’s dead and she’s stranded in a houseful of cousins, her strict Victorian uncle only noticing her when she steps out of line. Using her imagination, she begins to navigate the real world on her own terms, lurching from one idea to the next, taking risks and keeping secrets, determined no one will stop her pursuing her theatrical dreams. Eloping with an aspiring actor at seventeen, Lottie realises too late she has handed control of her life to her charming unpredictable husband who quickly discards the plans they made together and forms a very different kind of travelling theatre company.

A game of wits ensues, each vying for control in a world of comedy, illusions, and sleight of hand as they tour the length and breadth of the country till tragedy strikes and the future is suddenly impossible to imagine.

Paperback, 400 pages, published June 2026.

About Amanda Block:

Originally from Devon, Amanda Block moved to Edinburgh in 2007, where she attained a master’s degree in creative writing. Her work is often inspired by myths and fairy tales, which she uses as starting points to tell new stories. Amanda’s writing has been shortlisted in contests such as the Bridport Prize and the Mslexia Short Story competition. Her debut novel, The Lost Storyteller (Hodder), was published in 2021 and was a Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month. The Haunting of Hero’s Bay is her second novel.

Event times:

Event: 20:00 - 21:00, followed by signing

Doors: 19:50

Venue information:

Night Owl Books, 1 Bridge Street, East Linton, EH40 3AG.

FAQs

- Will I be sent an e-ticket before the event?

Please note that we will have a guest list on the door on the night of the event, and you will not be sent an e-ticket for it - simply let us know your name/the name of the person who booked your ticket when you arrive, and we'll check you in!

A note on Covid precautions: if you feel unwell on the day, please err on the side of caution, and please take a lateral flow test before attending, if you can.