An Audience with Adam LeBor on the launch of his latest book, Dohany Street

DATE:Tuesday 08th March 2022

TIME:6:30 — 7:30pm

VENUE:Haymarket Hotel, 1 Suffolk Place, London SW1Y 4HX (a 3 minute walk from the National Gallery)

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In Conversation with Adam LeBor

Celebrating the release of his latest thriller Dohany Street

Please join us for a celebration of Circle Sq. member, Adam LeBor’s latest novel: Dohany Street. The evening will be hosted by Circle Sq. at the beautiful Haymarket Hotel on Tuesday 8th March at 6:30pm.

Adam will be in conversation with Noeleen Cohen, exploring the premise of the book which has echoes of the escalating situation in Ukraine today. In the words of William Faulkner, ‘The past is never dead. It’s not even past.’ This event promises to be a timely reminder for us all to revisit lessons learned from the past, particularly as it relates to Eastern Europe.

Synopsis

History hangs heavy in eastern Europe, especially on Dohany Street, home to Europe’s largest synagogue and the setting for Adam LeBor’s latest thriller. There Gypsy detective Balthazar Kovacs encounters the legacy of the Hungarian holocaust, which decades later, still ripples through and shapes Hungarian society.

The book is inspired by and draws on Adam’s deep personal connection with Budapest and the city’s tangled, often dark, history. The thriller turns on the disappearance of Elad Harari, a young Israeli historian who was investigating what happened to the assets of Hungarian Jews murdered in the Holocaust. But some questions, it seems, are too dangerous to be asked…

Dohany Street is the third volume in the trilogy featuring Gypsy detective Balthazar Kovacs and was described by The Financial Times as ‘Such a sure-footed piece … LeBor’s non-fiction books demonstrate a panoramic grasp of geopolitical issues, so it’s no surprise that such underpinnings are so adroitly drawn here – but never at the expense of narrative bravura.’

About the Author

Adam LeBor is the thriller critic of the Financial Times and a veteran former foreign correspondent for several national newspapers who lived in Budapest for many years.

Adam is the author of seven novels and eight non-fiction books, including City of Oranges: An Intimate History of Arabs and Jews in Jaffa, which was shortlisted for the Jewish Quarterly Wingate Prize, and Hitler’s Secret Bankers, which was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize. His books have been published in fourteen languages and he also writes for The Critic and The Times among other publications. He is an editorial trainer and writing coach and teaches creative writing for several organisations including Circle Sq. Adam lives in north London with his family.

About Noeleen Cohen

Noeleen Cohen is an experienced charity trustee and board chair who loves to bring people together to build strong partnerships and organisations that are impact driven and socially conscious. Following a career in marketing and communications with Richardson Vicks (now part of P&G) and Bristol Myers Squibb, Noeleen has used her skills to lead on key projects and initiatives in a range of charities and consumer focused businesses. Her current roles include chairing the boards of the New Israel Fund and of innovative networking organisation, Circle Sq; as well as being a trustee of a number of other charities in the UK.

Noeleen lives in London with her husband John and their Jackapoo Bella, who joined the family in 2019 when their two sons had both left home and the house became unbearably quiet. She loves all sports, is a keen tennis player and walker, and cherishes time spent on the sofa reading a book, a magazine, and endless streams of online news.

RSVP: Please email anne-marie.foster@circlesq.co to secure your place. Room capacity restrictions apply so please book early to avoid disappointment!

DATE:Tuesday 08th March 2022

TIME:6:30 — 7:30pm

VENUE:Haymarket Hotel, 1 Suffolk Place, London SW1Y 4HX (a 3 minute walk from the National Gallery)

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