Colette's 'Cheri'

Join us for Literature At Lunchtime - now in its sixth year. Dr Jane Mackay explores the life, influences and themes that inspire these great writers. Dr Jane's passion and enthusiasm continues to enthral.

The lecture is to help you enjoy the new block-busting film. This is Colette's tender and poignant rendering about that particularly French world, the 'demi-monde'. Set in Paris before the First World War, this is is Colette's exploration of the love between an older lady, a courtesan, and the young son of her friend. But what happens as we get older and the outer world closes in on us? Drawn from two of Colette's exquisite short stories, come and lose yourself in a very different world.