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Acclaimed writer and broadcaster Melvyn Bragg presents a moving and poignant tale of one of history's greatest love stories. Paris, 1117: Heloise, a young and celebrated scholar, is stunned when the radical philosopher, Peter Abelard, agrees to be her tutor. They embark on a passionate, dangerous love affair with horrific consequences, sending shockwaves through 12th-century Paris. Nine centuries later, Arthur, an English academic, in Paris to recreate their story in a novel, finds his connection to the tragic lovers is more emotional than he cares to admit.
This event took place on Sunday 3rd March as part of Jewish Book Week 2019.
By Jewish Book WeekAcclaimed writer and broadcaster Melvyn Bragg presents a moving and poignant tale of one of history's greatest love stories. Paris, 1117: Heloise, a young and celebrated scholar, is stunned when the radical philosopher, Peter Abelard, agrees to be her tutor. They embark on a passionate, dangerous love affair with horrific consequences, sending shockwaves through 12th-century Paris. Nine centuries later, Arthur, an English academic, in Paris to recreate their story in a novel, finds his connection to the tragic lovers is more emotional than he cares to admit.
This event took place on Sunday 3rd March as part of Jewish Book Week 2019.