Baroness Hollins recently invited co-author [of The Book Club] and book club volunteer Julie Anderson to the House of Lords, together with Beyond Words book club co-ordinator Sue Carmichael.
By her own admission, Julie was wary of getting involved with Beyond Words book clubs, because, "I thought it was going to be like school – so, writing, reading and arithmetic. I did not enjoy school." Yet here, Julie writes a brief blog entry (perhaps the first of many) about her recent visit to London as a co-author.
Thursday 6th February: My London Visit
I went to London to see Sheila to sign my copy of my book. I took it with me, and Sue Carmichael came as well.
We had a look in the National Gallery. We saw some nice paintings and a statue out of tin cans to do with the war. And we saw Downing Street – it looks green from the road!
The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist, by Michael Rakowitz. Photo from Mayor of London, London Assembly website.
We went to the House of Lords and had a look round and saw some more nice pictures. Then we had a cup of tea together.
- Julie Anderson
Left to right: Baroness Hollins, Julie Anderson and Sue Carmichael