Sofka grew up in Putney and her newest novel 'Putney' is proving a summer hit

Sofka grew up in Putney on Deodar Road with her father the electronic music pioneer Peter Zinovieff, and her novel 'Putney' was published last month (12 July) and has received rave reviews from writers such as Louis de Bernières and Piers Paul Read.

Sofka will be returning to Putney on Thursday 6 September from 6.30-7.45pm to talk about her book at the Putney Library.

The book deals with the repercussions of an illicit relationship between a young girl and a man twenty years her senior. They first meet in the sprawling riverside Putney home of her bohemian father in the early 1970s. Ralph Boyd is a composer who first meets Daphne when she is nine years old at which point he develops an obsession about her. They meet again several years later in Greece after Ralph has become a husband and father when their affair begins.

Forty year on Daphne has returned to London after a life blighted by drug abuse when circumstances bring her back into contact with her friend Jane, the only other person who knew of her relationship with Ralph who is now a world famous composer. The chance encounter and anxiety over the future of her own adolescent daughter prompts her to confront Ralph about their shared past.

Copies will be available to purchase on the night but if you cannot wait you can purchase online.

To book call 020 8780 3085, or email Charlene.Coleman@gll.org Or ask in the library!

August 10, 2018