Scottish Daily Mail

TWO FOR ONE TO EDINBURGH INTERNATIO­NAL BOOK FESTIVAL

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THE Edinburgh Internatio­nal Book Festival runs from August 10-26, bringing hundreds of events and authors to the heart of the capital.

With this superb offer we are giving you the chance to claim two-for-one tickets to five fantastic events.

Save up to £12 on each of the adult events and £5 on the family event. For more informatio­n and full event listings see www.edbookfest.co.uk

JANET ELLIS & BILLY O’CALLAGHAN

Tuesday, Aug 13, 10.15am, £12 (£10) Former Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis talks about her second novel How It Was, an exploratio­n of a woman’s life as she sits by her dying husband. In My Coney Island Baby, storytelle­r Billy O’Callaghan weaves a similarly moving tale of love, set over a single day. They discuss their tales with Jenny Brown.

KONNIE HUQ: SILLY SCIENCE

Thursday, Aug 15, 5pm, £5, Ages 8-plus The longest-serving female Blue Peter presenter, Konnie Huq’s novel, Cookie, is about a BritishBan­gladeshi girl who dreams of being a scientist.

SIR JAMES MACMILLAN

Wednesday, Aug 21, 1.30pm, £12 (£10) Renowned composer and conductor Sir James MacMillan reflects on a classical life well lived in A Scots Song.

TREVOR ROYLE

Thursday Aug 15, 10am, £12 (£10) In Facing the Bear, broadcaste­r, author and editor Trevor Royle discusses how integral Scotland was to NATO’s defence strategy while the US and USSR were at each other’s throats.

THOMAS KENEALLY

Sunday, Aug 25, 5pm, £12 (£10) The Booker Prize-winning Australian author of Schindler’s Ark, Thomas Keneally talks about another masterpiec­e, The Book of Science and Antiquitie­s. To Book: Call 0345 373 5888 to claim your two-for-one discount on full-price tickets for the events listed here. Valid only for the shows listed here and subject to availabili­ty. Offers cannot be used in conjunctio­n with any

other offers or discounts. All bookings are subject to a £1 transactio­n fee.

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Fantastic: A choice of events

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