Adele Parks: Eyes on You

Adele Parks is coming to Culture House Sunderland on Thursday 19 November, from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. She'll be talking about her writing career and her latest psychological thriller, Eyes on You, with the conversation chaired by Vic Watson of the Bay Tales Festival.

Parks is a bestselling novelist born and raised on Teesside, and she's put out 26 bestsellers to date. In 2022, she was awarded an MBE for services to literature. Eyes on You follows 15-year-old Amy, whose testimony sealed her father's fate after he murdered his secret lover; with him in prison, Amy and her mother have to rebuild their lives in the shadow of the crime. It's the latest in a run of psychological thrillers that has kept her name in the charts, following the recent Sunday Times bestsellers Just Between Us and One Last Secret.

The evening is open to ages 16 and over, with under-18s required to be accompanied by an adult. There will be book sales on the night, and Parks will be signing copies provided by Featherbed Books, so if you're planning on picking up a copy of Eyes on You or any of her earlier work, you'll have the chance to get it signed. Tickets are £12, which includes a drink on arrival — a glass of wine or a soft drink — and the talk runs from 6:30pm to 7:30pm at Culture House Sunderland.