Elizabeth Bowen, Espionage and the Second World War
- Thurs 4 Oct 2018
- 7.30pm, reservation recommended, in English
- Admission free
In his forthcoming novel, writer and academic Eibhear Walshe deals with the wartime espionage of the Irish novelist, Elizabeth Bowen. This evening, he will describe her experience of living through the Blitz in London, her writing of her celebrated spy novel, The Heat of the Day, her love affair with the Canadian diplomat Charles Ritchie, and her secret reporting on Irish neutrality for the British Government.
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