Local Author Talk – Peter Deakin

Next date: Friday, 31 January 2025 | 05:30 PM

The Parchment

Incorporating the author’s love for history into a riveting adventure story set in the depths of the Dark Ages, The Parchment tells the story of a precious parchment holding the key to unlocking the lost language of the Pharaohs.

About the book

The Parchment is an adventure story interwoven with a romance that starts in Egypt when Alexandria is captured by the Muslims in 641 AD. The travellers depart with a precious vellum that holds the key to unlocking the lost language of the Pharaohs as well as containing a secret formula dating from the time of Archimedes.

They encounter scenes of desolation and numerous hazards on a journey that takes them to Sicily and the Italian mainland, where the parchment Is to be delivered to monks at the famous Monte Cassino Monastery.

Copies of the book will be available for purchase on the night.

 

When

  • Friday, 31 January 2025 | 05:30 PM

Location

Bathurst Library, 70-78 Keppel Street, 2795, View Map

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