BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7e9e6e58-cc1c-41ef-9ac1-494c63cf24f5 DTSTART:20250629T120000Z DTEND:20250629T130000Z DTSTAMP:20250325T145125Z SUMMARY:Ian Collins: Blythe Spirit - The Remarkable Life of Ronald Blythe X-FBF-PRICE:12(10) X-FBF-CON-PRICE: X-FBF-CHILD-PRICE: X-FBF-EVENT-CAPACITY: X-FBF-BOOKING-URL: DESCRIPTION:Ronald Blythe is considered one of the greatest writers on the English countryside. He is best known for Akenfield\, his powerful and poetic account of life in a Suffolk farming community. Drawing on unparalleled access to letters\, notebooks\, published works\, drafts\, and conversations from decades of friendship\, Ian Collins tells the full story of Ronald Blythe for the first time.\n\nIn conversation with Nicola Upson\n\nAbout the author\n\nIan Collins is a writer and curator. He has written numerous biographies and monographs\, including the Runciman Award-winning John Craxton: A Life of Gifts and James Dodds: The Blue Boat which won the Creative Suffolk Author Award. He had a long career as an arts writer for the Eastern Daily Press.\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_14576" align="alignleft" width="150"] photo by Keith Roberts[/caption]\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\n LOCATION:Harvest House - The Palm Court Room\, Cobbold Road\, FELIXSTOWE\, IP11 7SP\, United Kingdom URL:https://felixstowebookfestival.co.uk/events/ian-collins-blythe-spirit-the-remarkable-life-of-ronald-blythe END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR