Author Holly Müller To Speak At Brecon Library Book Club

A book club based in a south Powys library will welcome a special guest next month to coincide with the next book that club members will be reading. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Brecon-born Holly Müller will be visiting Brecon Library Book Club on Tuesday 10 May to read extracts from her latest novel ‘My Own Dear Brother’ and will discuss it with club members. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The novel was launched at the Hours Bookshop and Café in Brecon during Brecon Woman’s Festival last month (March) and is the next book that book club members will be reading. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Sian Patten, Library Assistant and Brecon Library’s Book Club Co-ordinator, said: “When Holly heard we were reading and discussing her new book, she kindly offered to come and talk to use and to do a reading. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“We’re pleased she will be attending because our participants will get a better insight into how she came to write this astonishing book and how she honed and developed her skills before creating this compelling read.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Since its launch, Holly’s book has gone from strength to strength and has had favourable books reviews in the UK and Australia. The novel is a powerful story, set in the troubled war years of Austria under the Third Reich and seen from the viewpoint of a young teenage girl called Ursula. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“Ursula is my teenage heroine in this novel, and she is forced to come to terms with the threats of the adult world, while discovering her own bravery,” said Cardiff-based Holly Müller. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“It’s a coming of age story which unravels elements of her life from dark childhood memories.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Cllr Graham Brown, Cabinet Member for Library Services, said: “This is a great opportunity for our library users to not only read a newly written book but to meet the author and discuss the issues in the story. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“A group setting is a great way to meet people with similar interests in literature and to share and discuss their ideas. The library quite simply opens up these opportunities for anyone.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Brecon Library’s Book Club meets at the library on the second Tuesday of each month. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​