Join us in celebrating India Knight’s upcoming book Home, at a special evening event featuring the author in conversation with Jo Fairley Sams.

What is Home about? We’ll let India explain:

When I want to explain it quickly to people, I say ‘it’s a book about interiors for people who put stuff on the fridge’.

It is a mix of useful practical information, essays on domestic themes, easy and effective styling suggestions, tips, ideas and (hopefully) inspiration, plus advice, recipes, jokes, good addresses, little tricks, and the odd pep talk.

In the book, I take you through a house room by room and tell you one or two things that I think might be useful about each one. It might be something about choosing mattresses (I say ‘something’ - I’m mattress-obsessed and have basically written a dissertation). Or making a kitchen feel properly cosy and inviting. Or throwing a party without stressing out. Or ensuring overnight guests actively enjoy sleeping on the sofa. And so on. It’s a fat book - about 350 pages.

What interests me is CHARM. This isn’t is a book about the mechanics of design. I like good design and admire all sorts of different decorating styles, but if a room lacks charm - if I can’t see the warmth and soul in it - I tend to glaze over.

India will be discussing her book with Jo Fairley Sams, author, co-founder of Green & Black's, founder of The Perfume Society and herself one of the most engaging speakers around.

It promises to be a remarkable evening!

The £25 ticket includes a glass of champagne and a 10% discount on the book’s cover price of £22.

The event will start at 5pm on Sunday 9 November, in the first-floor event room at The Star Inn, Alfriston.

You may opt to collect your tickets at Much Ado, or if you prefer have us post tickets to you - you’ll find the options available as you go through the checkout process.