The Berwyn Bookshop are delighted to announce An Afternoon With...Amy Beashel! Amy's second adult novel, Bad Manners will be released on 27th March 2025, and has been described as empowering, avenging and addictive... and the most compelling novel you'll read this year! Bad Manners comes after Amy's previous adult release, Spilt Milk and two YA novels - The Sky is Mine and We Are All Constellations . Her YA work has been nominated for the Carnegie and Branford Boase awards, and shortlisted for the Bristol Teen Book Awards . We can't wait to chat to Amy about her work, and would love you to join us for a wonderful afternoon! Refreshments will be available from the caf. Please note, there will be stock of the author's work available at the event, however it is recommended that copies are purchased at booking to guarantee yours. About the Book Would it kill you to smile, darling? Perhaps... A men-only charity dinner. A clutch of young waitresses. The jokes are uncomfortable. The hands linger. The collars loosen. Behind closed doors, the wine flows. The night is dark. The faces blur. The memories warp. Behind closed doors, the money flows. But revenge is sweet and justice is a burning flame. A fierce and addictive read about lust and power, the love we want versus the love we take, and the tinderbox secrets that hide so well in the heart of families, this is the searing new novel from the author of Spilt Milk. A brave and important book, but it is also a brilliant and addictive read Emma Robinson, USA Today bestselling author of All My Fault An exploration of privilege and coercion... And unforgivable betrayal Elena Wilkes, author of The Broken Marriage Complex and messy and raging in the best of ways, Bad Manners is a nuanced exploration of the deep rooted misogyny that underscores society and the effect it has on women and girls. Beashel writer with power and purpose and beauty I loved it Julia Tuffs