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An evening with Gyles Brandreth
Wed, Oct 22
|St Swithun's Church, East Grinstead
2026 sees the celebrations for Winnie the Pooh's 100th year, and who better to tell us about it than Gyles Brandreth with his new biography of A A Milne. We are thrilled that he is coming to The Bookshop.
Time & Location
Oct 22, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
St Swithun's Church, East Grinstead, RH19 3BB
About the event
'Whatever subject an author chooses or has chosen for him, he reveals no secret but the secret of himself' A A Milne
When Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared in print on Christmas Eve 1925, his creator had no idea that this bear, and the fellow inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Wood, would go on to capture the imaginations of people of all ages all over the world for the next hundred years.
In this new biography Gyles Brandreth tells the remarkable story of A A Milne - and of the 'bear of very little brain' who went on to become a global phenomenon.
Drawing on his friendship with Milne's son, the real Christopher Robin, Gyles Brandreth has produced a revealing and intimate portrait of a prolific author whose legacy came to be defined by his most famous creation, and of the divided Milne family who for many years had a conflicted relationship with…
Tickets
An evening with Gyles Brandret
Event only
£20.00
+£0.50 Bkg Fee
Entry (£20) plus book (£25)
This ticket includes a hardback first edition of 'Somewhere, A Boy and A Bear' at a 20% discount.
£40.00
+£1.00 Bkg Fee
Total
£0.00