Theresa Le Flem, Kelvin Whelan: Local Voices

Kelvin Whelan’s book Last Man Hanging centres on John Charles Tapner, the last man to be hanged in Guernsey. His trial was dramatic, his execution gruesome, but are there still questions over the investigation? Add the involvement of Victor Hugo and you have a fascinating story.

Theresa Le Flem’s latest novel Freedom on the Morning Tide includes the liberation of Guernsey from the German Occupation, and afterwards as life starts returning to normal. So why are Ellen and Lucy now facing the future with such growing unease? This is the thrilling sequel to A Sea of Barbed Wire.

Chaired by Nick Le Messurier.

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