Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights

The Eights with Joanna Miller
Wednesday 22 July - 7pm
Mr B’s, Bath

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The Sussex Bookshop

An Evening with Joanna MIller
Thursday 23 July - 6.30pm
The Assembly Rooms, Chichester

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Blackwell's Bookshop, Oxford

Joanna Miller The Eights
Saturday 25 July - 3pm
The Benjamin Henry Room, Blackwell’s, Broad Street

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Fiction and Fairy Lights

In Conversation with Joanna Miller
Wednesday 29 July - 6.30pm
Fiction and Fairy Lights, Hednesford, Staffs

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Brown Onion Books, Ashbourne

A Conversation with Joanna Miller
Thursday 30 July - 6pm
Yew Tree Records, Dig Street, Ashbourne

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Hart's Books, Saffron Waldon

Joanna Miller - The Eights
Monday 3 August - 6.30pm
Hart’s Books, Saffron Waldon

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Bert's Books, Swindon

In Conversation with Joanna Miller
Thursday 3 September - 7pm
Bert’s Books, Swindon

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The Bookshop in Helston

An Evening with Joanna Miller
Thursday 10 September - 7pm
The Bookshop in Helston, Cornwall

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Maldon Books, Essex

An Evening with Joanna Miller
Thursday 24 September - 7pm
Maldon Books, High Street, Maldon, Essex

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Eastbourne Literary Festival

Joanna Miller & The Eights - In Conversation
Friday 25 September - 1.30pm
Towner Studio, Eastbourne

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Falmouth Bookseller - Monday 7 September

St Ives Bookseller - Tuesday 8 September

Shrew Books, Fowey - Wednesday 9 September

Mostly Books, Abingdon - Wednesday 16 September

Sevenoaks Literary Festival - Saturday 26 September

The Marlow Bookshop - Tuesday 13 October

Persephone Books - Saturday 17 October

‘A story about women taking their place in a man’s world, The Eights beautifully captures the power of friendship and love in the wake of extraordinary loss.'

― PIP WILLIAMS, author of The Dictionary of Lost Words
‘I so enjoyed The Eights and became completely involved in the lives of the four pioneering heroines whose friendship is the beating heart of the book.’

― CLARE CHAMBERS, author of Small Pleasures
‘The Eights is an entertaining and moving imagining of four smart women dealing with the engrained misogyny of the time. I came to love and admire the four as if they were my sisters.'

― TRACY CHEVALIER, author of Girl With a Pearl Earring
'My favourite read this year. The writing is wonderful, the subject fascinating and the storylines utterly absorbing... I loved everything about this book. It is just perfect.'

― JILL MANSELL, author of Rumour Has It
'Joanna Miller makes us care deeply about four young women who find themselves pioneers in a strange new world, trying to find a way forward in the aftermath of war. A thoroughly lovely debut.'

― JOANNA QUINN, author of The Whalebone Theatre
‘Totally immersive and captivating. This is a GLORIOUS debut and the struggles of these four women felt incredibly real. Impeccably researched and beautifully written. I ADORED it. One of my books of the year.’

― JULIE OWEN MOYLAN, author of That Green Eyed Girl
‘These women soon become friends through the page and make me fondly and nostalgically recall that feeling of pure hope, wonder and fear as one stands on the edge of adult life.'

― EMMA BARNETT, broadcaster and journalist
‘Engaging, warm and intelligent, this debut about the first women students at Oxford - their deep friendship, and all they must face - is a delight!’

― LUCY ATKINS, author of Magpie Lane
'I loved this book. A hugely entertaining and brilliant-written novel which gives us not one, not two but four incredible female characters to root for. Meticulously researched and impeccably crafted. An entirely delightful debut.'

― ANNA MAZZOLA, author of The Clockwork Girl
'An impeccably crafted novel about four women struggling for equality in the 1920s that still feels painfully relevant today. It encapsulates the power and beauty of female friendships and it will stay with me for a long time.'

― JOSIE FERGUSON, author of The Silence In Between
'I loved the carefully crafted world and the focus on the abiding friendship between the four... It was moving, spirited and a lot of fun, much like the heroines of the novel.'

― ZOE SOMERVILLE, author of The Marsh House
'The Eights has all the hallmarks of a modern classic! Beautiful writing and superb characterisation evoking a hugely important time in our history which still resonates today. I adored this book.'

― CAROLE HAILEY, author of The Silence Project
'What I adored most was the life-affirming friendships ... The true strength of this novel is the realisation of how powerful female solidarity can be. A joyous anthem to friendship.'

― KATE THOMPSON, author of The Little Wartime Library
‘Charming, quietly devastating, the four young women at the heart of The Eights have stayed with me... A spellbinding, heartbreaking and utterly hopeful book.’

― CATHRYN KEMP, author of A Poisoner’s Tale
‘A gorgeous debut about the first female students at Oxford in 1920, and I utterly adored it. I know I’ll come back to this book in the future for guaranteed blissful reading.’

― NAOMI KELSEY, author of The Burnings
'A hugely atmospheric snapshot of Oxford at a momentous point in its history... Intriguing, clever and completely absorbing. The city itself was so cleverly drawn... I absolutely loved it.'

― CAROL ATHERTON, author of Reading Lessons
‘Witty and charming … an atmospheric testament to the power of friendship and the tenacious young women who led the charge for equality of opportunity.’

― JESSICA BULL, author of A Fortune Most Fatal

Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights

The Sussex Bookshop

Blackwell's Bookshop, Oxford

Fiction and Fairy Lights

Brown Onion Books, Ashbourne

Hart's Books, Saffron Waldon

Bert's Books, Swindon

The Bookshop in Helston

Maldon Books, Essex

Eastbourne Literary Festival

Save the Date

‘A story about women taking their place in a man’s world, The Eights beautifully captures the power of friendship and love in the wake of extraordinary loss.'

‘I so enjoyed The Eights and became completely involved in the lives of the four pioneering heroines whose friendship is the beating heart of the book.’

‘The Eights is an entertaining and moving imagining of four smart women dealing with the engrained misogyny of the time. I came to love and admire the four as if they were my sisters.'

'My favourite read this year. The writing is wonderful, the subject fascinating and the storylines utterly absorbing... I loved everything about this book. It is just perfect.'

'Joanna Miller makes us care deeply about four young women who find themselves pioneers in a strange new world, trying to find a way forward in the aftermath of war. A thoroughly lovely debut.'

‘Totally immersive and captivating. This is a GLORIOUS debut and the struggles of these four women felt incredibly real. Impeccably researched and beautifully written. I ADORED it. One of my books of the year.’

‘These women soon become friends through the page and make me fondly and nostalgically recall that feeling of pure hope, wonder and fear as one stands on the edge of adult life.'

‘Engaging, warm and intelligent, this debut about the first women students at Oxford - their deep friendship, and all they must face - is a delight!’

'I loved this book. A hugely entertaining and brilliant-written novel which gives us not one, not two but four incredible female characters to root for. Meticulously researched and impeccably crafted. An entirely delightful debut.'

'An impeccably crafted novel about four women struggling for equality in the 1920s that still feels painfully relevant today. It encapsulates the power and beauty of female friendships and it will stay with me for a long time.'

'I loved the carefully crafted world and the focus on the abiding friendship between the four... It was moving, spirited and a lot of fun, much like the heroines of the novel.'

'The Eights has all the hallmarks of a modern classic! Beautiful writing and superb characterisation evoking a hugely important time in our history which still resonates today. I adored this book.'

'What I adored most was the life-affirming friendships ... The true strength of this novel is the realisation of how powerful female solidarity can be. A joyous anthem to friendship.'

‘Charming, quietly devastating, the four young women at the heart of The Eights have stayed with me... A spellbinding, heartbreaking and utterly hopeful book.’

‘A gorgeous debut about the first female students at Oxford in 1920, and I utterly adored it. I know I’ll come back to this book in the future for guaranteed blissful reading.’

'A hugely atmospheric snapshot of Oxford at a momentous point in its history... Intriguing, clever and completely absorbing. The city itself was so cleverly drawn... I absolutely loved it.'

‘Witty and charming … an atmospheric testament to the power of friendship and the tenacious young women who led the charge for equality of opportunity.’

JOANNA MILLER