FBF: Daisy Goodwin the Legend of Maria Callas

In the glittering and ruthlessly competitive world of opera, Maria Callas is known simply as la divina: the divine one. With her glorious voice, instinctive flair for the dramatic and striking beauty, she was the toast of the grandest opera houses in the world. Yet her fame was hard won: raised in Nazi-occupied Greece by a mother who mercilessly exploited her, Maria learned early in life how to protect herself.

In her New York Times bestselling novel Diva, screenwriter, TV producer and novelist Daisy Goodwin breathes life into the story of one of  the greatest opera singer of the 20th century.

Delving into the untold story of Callas’s love affair with Aristotle Onassis, she looks at how a life of unbelievable luxury –  mixing with celebrities like Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor – falls away overnight when the international press announce that Onassis will marry the most famous woman in the world, former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.

Daisy Goodwin's work as a TV producer and presenter includes Reader I Married Him, Bookworm and The Nation's Favourite Poems; she is also the creator of Grand Designs and the hit ITV drama Victoria, which has sold to 134 countries. She is the author of Silver River, a memoir, as well as three bestselling novels: My Last Duchess, The Fortune Hunter and Victoria. Her work has been translated into seventeen languages.

“An extraordinary vivid and skilful re-imagining of a modern Greek legend”  Victoria Hislop

“A jewel of a novel” Rose Tremain

“With its glamour celebrity and heartbreak this is the unstoppable story of ambition and desire that enchantress Daisy Goodwin was born to write”  Lucy Worsley

This event is part of Falmouth Book Festival running from 14-20 October. For more info visit the website www.falmouthbookfestival.com

Tickets: £8/£6

A £1 Poly Fund payment is added to each ticket sold