{"id":31509,"date":"2026-05-04T22:02:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T21:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teaamantes.com\/?page_id=31509"},"modified":"2026-06-23T13:50:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:50:40","slug":"sailing-to-the-moon-linda-hampton-08-05-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teaamantes.com\/index.php\/sailing-to-the-moon-linda-hampton-08-05-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Sailing to the Moon &#8211; Linda Hampton: 07.08.2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-39jxs7p-130216415435f8f64aa923662753824f av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-moror724-65a583db3a69eed1f9eba9f7be0b0835 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Local author, Linda Hampton, will be talking about her debut novel, Sailing to the Moon, on Friday 07.08.2026 from 5pm-6.30pm in the inspiring and welcoming environment of\u00a0 Tea Amantes.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-31nrl6d-11b2338d6cde03f7a64adff1fda749a5 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-moromxai-721a2f13f15f6ea5664703d21d487d3b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Sailing to the Moon is her first novel, but Linda has written poetry, short stories for children, and numerous play scripts for children and adults to perform.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Five years in the making, Sailing to the Moon is a story about the invisible ties that connect two people over a lifetime, the struggle to break them and the need to protect them. The main protagonists, Lily and Max, delve into their past of white truths, grey maybes and the imagined technicolour version of their relationship, as their story explores how they seek to come to terms with their irrepressible, unbreakable connection.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\" style=\"text-align: center;\">One reviewer wrote,<br class=\"html-br\" \/>\u201cA stunning debut novel. I found it impossible to put down for too long as I wanted to know what came next for Lily and Max. I almost wanted to shout at Max to tell Lily how he really felt. Sailing to the Moon, is a reminder to all of us that life is for living and not to put off happiness to a future date.\u201d<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Linda will be talking about the novel and where inspiration comes from, as well as pondering aloud on the writing process in general and how it varies from one writer to the next. Questions from the audience are warmly welcomed.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Linda will be bringing along some copies of Sailing to the Moon, and a nice pen in case you would like her to sign your book.<br class=\"html-br\" \/>If you\u2019re curious and would like to read it sooner, it\u2019s available now in paperback and Kindle on Amazon.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Linda will also have copies of her other publications, Wish You Were Here Seaside Stories, The Art Worms on Imagination Street and The Word Worms on the Road Not Taken.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\" style=\"text-align: center;\">So add the date to your diary and come along.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Enjoy the delightful ambience of Tea Amantes, try one of their special teas, and settle in for a writerly chat.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/p>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1djzxcl-d0360de90f10f587ce65ac2707a1a90c av_one_full  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-rrnh05-5388fb350f907bb0e235319405893f9f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t2d\/1\/16\/1f4cd.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccd\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span>\u00a0Tea Amantes \u2013 Tearoom &amp; 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