In the later years of her life, Jane Austen created a quilt. Acclaimed graphic novelist Kate Evans takes the fabrics of this patchwork coverlet and uses them to illustrate a beautiful, brilliantly immersive and compelling comic-book retelling of Jane Austen’s life. Evans patchworks together the narrative from Austen’s own words, seamlessly interweaving snippets from her letters and her stories, and tells her life story from the cradle to the grave, including riotously joyous comic excerpts of her novels.

Kate Evans is a writer, cartoonist, multi-media artist and public speaker with thirty years’ experience. Her previous work includes the internationally acclaimed historical biography Red Rosa and the award-winning graphic reportage Threads from the Refugee Crisis. Patchwork is her eighth work of graphic non-fiction.

Beer, wine, cordials, possets, punch, spirit waters, and other distilled spirits as well as chocolate will be served as complementary. Or something like that anyway. Fruit juice for sure.