Writer, broadcaster and Literary Salon host Damian Barr will be on tour this autumn to celebrate the release of The Two Roberts, his compelling new work of fiction. Join us for an evening of fabulous conversation about the book as well as exploring of art, class and sexuality in 20th century Britain. Scotland, 1933. Bobby MacBryde is on his way. After years grafting at Lees Boot Factory, hes off to the Glasgow School of Art, to his future. On his first day he will meet another Robert, a quiet man with loose dark curls and never leave his side. Together they will spend every penny and every minute devouring Glasgow its botanical gardens, the Barras market, a whole hidden city all the while loving each other behind closed doors. With the world on the brink of war, their unrivalled talent will take them to Paris, Rome, London. They will become stars as the bombs fall, hosting wild parties with the likes of Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon and Elizabeth Smart. But the brightest stars burn fastest. Stunningly reimagined, The Two Roberts is a profoundly moving story of devotion and obsession, art and class. It is a love letter to MacBryde and Colquhoun, the almost-forgotten artists who tried to change the way the world sees and paid a devastating price. Working-class life and artistic Bohemia collide in this novel of all-consuming passion and the torture of creation. Brilliantly written, poignant and powerful. This is Damian Barrs chef-doeuvre' Ian Rankin All tickets include a free welcome drink.