An evening with former soldier and debut novelist
Harry Parker (Drawing Year 2015),
Thursday, 10 March, 6.30pm
Venue: The Rifles Club, 52-56 Davies St, Mayfair,
London, W1K 5HR. Ticket price: £10 (includes a copy of the book and
a beer). Book here:
Harry Parker’s forthcoming book has already been praised by the likes of Hilary
Mantel (Wolf Hall) and General (Ret) David Petraeus, Commander of the
International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, 2010-11.
In his book Anatomy of a Soldier, Harry
Parker tells the heart-stopping story of Captain Tom Barnes who is leading
British troops in a war zone. The story opens with one catastrophic act of
violence, and on all sides of the conflict people become caught up in the
destruction - from the man who trains one boy to fight the infidel invaders to
Barnes' family waiting for him to return home. We see them not as they see
themselves, but as all the objects surrounding them do: a bicycle, a drone, an
exploding IED, a beer glass, dog tags and weaponry.
Harry Parker joined the British Army when he was
twenty-three and served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is now a writer and an
artist, and lives in London.
Harry's book has been reviewed by the Guardian, Reader's Digest, the Evening Standard and the FT.
Harry's book has been reviewed by the Guardian, Reader's Digest, the Evening Standard and the FT.
