Meet the Author - Reader's and Writer's Discussion Group

Peter Webb


Region:
Anywhere
Notice Period:
Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
Type:
Professional
Fee:
Expensed: Depends on distance. 45p pm for the first 50, then 60p pm thereafter; plus a cup of tea!
Category:
Nature
Updated:
18th March 2021

An author-led, two-hour discussion on my third novel, The Memory of an Elephant The discussion questions the ethics and reasons aired in the novel, namely humankind's treatment of animals and the wider environment. The novel is a detective thriller that begins with the callous hit-and-run incident. This draws together two police officers (Archie and Kanjara) the twin sister of the deceased (Linden Lea) a black terrier (Jasper) and a baby elephant (Amahle) into a coalition of the willing as they come up against big government in their search for the truth. What connects them all is the memory of an elephant which offers redemption for some, retribution for others and a realisation that the desire for revenge is not only a human trait. I am happy to supply copies of this novel for pre-session reading at cost price plus postage

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About Peter Webb

I'm a published author of three novels and have written plays, musicals and screenplays.

I’m an actor and musician (drummer - 60s thro' to the 00s) and my chequered career has included working as a herdsman, a forester (Lord Brooke, Warwick Castle) a zookeeper (primates—Birmingham Zoo) a wildfowl research warden (The Game Conservancy) and a gamekeeper (Lord Hesketh and the Marquis of Northampton respectively).

I have also trained gundogs and managed a game farm.

I designed, set up and ran a conservation/computer programme teaching in inner-city schools and have lectured on production management at the University of Falmouth.

I was a touring theatre production manager, mainly in eastern Europe and the UK, and a venue technician at The Hall for Cornwall.


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