Creative Folkestone Book Festival: Matthew Sweet & Tara Parker: Barbara Cartland, My Grandmother
Create a free account to applyExplore Barbara Cartland’s archives with historian Matthew Sweet and her granddaughter, Tara Parker, as they uncover the woman behind the pink gowns and romantic heroines. Lucy Trodd chairs this conversation on her life and legacy, followed by a book signing and festival bookshop.
Join historian Matthew Sweet and Barbara Cartland’s granddaughter, Tara Parker, for a conversation about one of Britain’s most recognisable writers. Drawing on Cartland’s archives, the discussion explores the woman behind the pink gowns and romantic heroines, and the new biography that reconsiders her life and legacy.
The event forms part of the Folkestone Book Festival, with Lucy Trodd chairing the conversation. It is designed for readers who enjoy literary biography, cultural history and lively discussion about how public figures are remembered.
A book signing follows the event, giving audiences the chance to continue the conversation afterwards and browse the festival bookshop.
Matthew Sweet and Tara Parker, chaired by Lucy Trodd
18 November 2026, 16:00 – 17:00
Location
£5 cost of living ticket plus £1.50 booking fee. Standard tickets are £12 plus £1.50 booking fee and concession tickets are £10 plus £1.50 booking fee. Concessionary rates apply to under 21s, full-time students, registered unemployed and registered disabled.
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