Join us for the perfect winter pick-me-up: tea, homemade cake, and a captivating afternoon with bestselling author Jennifer Niven as she shares the story behind her richly layered new novel, Meet the Newmans. What's not to love?!

Funny, big-hearted, and deeply moving, Meet the Newmans is a vibrant family story about the dual realities we all live - even when our lives aren’t broadcast to millions. Because everyone has a behind-the-scenes.

Meet the Newmans
For twenty years, Del and Dinah Newman and their sons, Guy and Shep, have ruled American television as “America’s Favourite Family.” Every week, millions tune in to watch flawless, black-and-white versions of the Newmans play out a perfectly curated domestic dream. But it’s 1964, and the world is changing — fast. The family’s polished image is starting to look painfully outdated. Ratings are collapsing. And behind the scenes, the Newmans themselves are beginning to unravel.

Del is hiding an explosive secret from his wife. Dinah is slowly — and quite literally — going numb. Dependable Guy is concealing the truth about his love life, while rock’n’roll favourite Shep may finally have pushed things too far. When Del, the creative force behind the show, is involved in a mysterious car accident, Dinah decides to take control. She hires Juliet Dunne, an outspoken young reporter, to help her craft the family’s final episode. But Dinah and Juliet have wildly different ideas about what it means to be a woman in 1964. As tensions rise, one question looms: can the Newmans hold it together long enough to change television history, or will they be cancelled before they even get the chance?

Jennifer Niven is a number one New York Times and internationally bestselling author of fiction and non-fiction, including the global breakout All the Bright Places, which she adapted for the Netflix film starring Elle Fanning and Justice Smith. Her books have been translated into more than seventy-five languages and have earned awards around the world.

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Tuesday 27 January | 2.00 pm for tea and cake (events starts at 2.30 pm)
All Saints Church, Victoria Square, Penarth
Tickets: £25.00 including tea and cake, plus a SIGNED hardback copy of Meet the Newmans (RRP: £18.99)* / £15.00 Event only, including tea and cake