Book club are reading “A type of beauty. The Story of kathleen Newton” by Patricia O’Reilly. It is a dramatised account of the life of Kathleen Newton (1854-1882) whose affair with the painter, Jacques Tissot scandalised Victorian society. The author, who is also a lecturer, a native of Dublin will attend the next meeting. Copies of the book can be borrowed from the library now
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It’s always a pleasure to have the author at our meeting. Patricia O’Reilly didn’t disappoint. She gave a really interesting account on how she did the research for this fact lead novel. She brought alive the beautiful Tissot paintings of Kathleen Newton.