The Infamous Gilberts

with Angela Tomaski
Curious Minds Festival
Thu 12 Mar ’26 19:00 - 20:00
Thu 12 Mar ’26
19:00 - 20:00
  • Thu 12 Mar ’26
    Doors open
    18:30
    Start
    19:00
    Approx. end
    20:00
    Mr B's Bookshop, BA1 2JL
  • Tickets from £7.70 (inc. fees)

We are truly delighted to welcome author Angela Tomaski for her debut novel, The Infamous Gilberts.

Inspired by several tours of the spectacular Tyntesfield House, just outside of Bristol, Angela became enamoured with the history and beauty of the building, its inhabitants, and a bygone era. Wanting to hold on to that feeling, she settled in to write a novel – one that the Mr B’s team have been completely captivated by.  

Eccentric and deliciously addictive

Rachel Joyce

About the book:

The crumbling Gothic mansion of Thornwalk, long-term home of the Gilbert family, is being handed over to a chain of luxury ‘historic’ hotels. Millions will be spent in its restoration.

But before the hotel people arrive, with their clipboards and their skips and their bottles of bleach, Maximus, loyal guardian of the Gilberts’ legacy, invites us on a final tour of the once-stately home, where each room holds a secret. From the bolt on the blue room door to the tiny dents in the bars at the nursery window … these are the keys that will unlock the lives of the five fatherless Gilbert children.

About the author:

Angela Tomaski was born in Oxford and raised in Somerset with her four brothers and sisters. She has had a variety of different jobs, including as a waitress, cleaner, English teacher and activity coordinator in a care home. She has a daughter and two grandsons, and now lives in rural Dorset.

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