Thursday April 24th
6 pm
Kinokuniya bookstore, 1071 Avenue of the Americas, New York, USA
tel +1 212-869-1700
Illustrated talk on Madame Sadayakko/Madamu Sadayakko

May 21st - May 23rd
Barcelona tour for La Ultima Concubina (the Spanish edition of The Last Concubine).
Details to follow.

Saturday June 7th
3 - 4.30 pm
College of Art, Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Conference on Dance and Japonisme: From Sadayakko to Pina Bausch.
www.orc-nana.jp
tel +81 3 5995 8099/ info@orc-nana.jp
Illustrated talk on Madamu Sadayakko

Friday June 13th
6.30 pm
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan,
Yurakucho Denki North Building 20F
Yurakucho 1-7-1, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0006, Japan
tel +81-3-3211-3161
Illustrated lecture on The Last Concubine: Secrets of the Women’s Palace

Thursday July 3rd
6 pm
Chichester Festivities
www.chifest.org.uk
Illustrated lecture on The Last Concubine: Secrets of the Women’s Palace

Wednesday 16th July
11.30 am
Dartington Ways with Words Festival, Devon
www.wayswithwords.co.uk
Illustrated lecture on The Last Concubine: Secrets of the Women’s Palace

Watch this space!

Thursday April 3rd
4.30 pm
Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival
Christ Church College, Oxford
www.SundayTimes-OxfordLiteraryFestival.co.uk
Event with Ellis Avery (author of The Teahouse Fire, published by Vintage)

Thursday April 24th
6 pm
Kinokuniya bookstore, 1071 Avenue of the Americas, New York, USA
tel +1 212-869-1700
Illustrated talk on Madame Sadayakko/Madamu Sadayakko

Saturday June 7th
Ekota Campus, Nihon Daigaku,
Tokyo, Japan
Illustrated talk on Madame Sadayakko

week of June 9th (to be confirmed)
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan,
Yurakucho Denki Building, 20th floor,
Tokyo, Japan
Illustrated lecture on The Last Concubine: Secrets of the Women’s Palace

late June/early July - date and time to be confirmed
Chichester Festivities
www.chifest.org.uk
Illustrated lecture on The Last Concubine: Secrets of the Women’s Palace

Wednesday 16th July
11.30am
Dartington Ways with Words Festival, Devon
www.WayswithWords.co.uk
Illustrated lecture on The Last Concubine: Secrets of the Women’s Palace

Watch this space!

Thursday March 27th
7.30 pm
Japan Society Southern Counties
Physic Garden Hall,
Petersfield, Hampshire
For further details please visit: www.jssc.org.uk
Illustrated lecture on The Last Concubine: Secrets of the Women’s Palace

Wednesday March 19th
6.45 pm
Asia House
63 New Cavendish Street, London
www.AsiaHouse.org
Illustrated lecture on The Last Concubine: Secrets of the Women’s Palace
This is a joint lecture with the Japan Society and Asia House. See also http://www.japansociety.org.uk/events/080319_combined_lecture.html
Asia House members and concessions £5, Non-members £8

Lesley met readers and signed books at the book launch for The Last Concubine on March 5th at the Royal Over-Seas League. She also gave a lecture and there was a sword fighting display with samurai swords.

Some photos of the event:

Watch Lesley talking about The Last Concubine on Meet the Author.

Listen to Lesley talking about The Last Concubine:
broadcast on Woman’s Hour on Radio 4 on February 19th at 10.30 am.

The Last Concubine is out now.

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The Last Concubine tour dates 2008

Wednesday March 19th
6.45 pm
Asia House
63 New Cavendish Street, London
www.AsiaHouse.org
Illustrated lecture on The Last Concubine: Secrets of the Women’s Palace
This is a joint lecture with the Japan Society and Asia House. See also http://www.japansociety.org.uk/events/080319_combined_lecture.html
Asia House members and concessions £5, Non-members £8

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Thursday March 27th
7.30 pm
Japan Society Southern Counties
Physic Garden Hall,
Petersfield, Hampshire
For further details please visit: www.jssc.org.uk
Illustrated lecture on The Last Concubine: Secrets of the Women’s Palace

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Thursday April 3rd
4.30 pm
Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival
Christ Church College, Oxford
For further details please visit: www.SundayTimes-OxfordLiteraryFestival.co.uk
Event with Ellis Avery (author of The Tea House Fire, published by Vintage)

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Wednesday 16th July
11.30am
Dartington Ways with Words Festival, Devon
For further details please visit: www.WayswithWords.co.uk
Illustrated lecture on The Last Concubine: Secrets of the Women’s Palace

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Watch this space!