Moira Macfarlane was the second last British Consul in Florence, and served for many years on the Board of the British Institute. After she retired to her home near Edinburgh she wrote an international murder mìystery The Istanbul Ring, which has been published to great acclaim, under a nome de plume J.T. Fernie.
Simon Gammell will talk to Moira about her life and times and her late emergence as a published writer.
Moira Macfarlane has burst on to the literary scene with a superb novel that spans cities and decades with references and descriptions that evoke one's own memories together with a fascinating story line that is both intriguing and entertaining. Amazon Review
If you are in Florence and would like to attend the lecture in person at the British Institute Library, please register here or send an email to bif@britishinstitute.it .
The registration fee is 10 Euro per person.
The Istanbul Ring is available at Paperback Exchange, where British Institute patrons may claim a 10% discount on the purchase price. Visit their online store here. The code to get the 10% discount is british2024px