Edin Intl Book Fest: Kate Foster

<div><div><div>Kate Foster: The Repentants</div><div>Wed 19 Aug 2026 | 11:00 - 12:00</div></div><div>Live streaming from Edinburgh International Book Festival&nbsp;</div></div><div>This event will be held in our new first floor creative learning space (upstairs).&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Betrayal flows through Kate Foster’s chilling new novel: the story of two women, bonded forever in their exile to the world’s most desolate prison. Based on the real-life attempt by Scottish landowners to annex Iceland, The Repentants tackles shame, sin, and survival while transporting us to a harsh 18th-century landscape. Join Foster, the Women’s Prize-longlisted author of The Maiden, as she shares the thrill of reimagining the lives of women of the past. Chaired by Natalie Jayne Clark.</div>Live Stream Author EventPT1H2026-08-19Edin Intl Book Fest: Kate Foster"Edin Intl Book Fest: Kate Foster"

Showtimes

August 19, 11:00 am

The Birks Cinema