The Women's Institute host gave a brief introduction. Elizabeth Buckley, she announced, was one of the UK's most successful writers in recent years, especially her chart-topping book series Chiropodist Chronicles.
Gazing at the blank faces, and Elizabeth knew she'd be asked any number of inane questions by her geriatric audience: Elizabeth's average reader was almost 90. Some of tonight's audience had even been ferried in from a dememntia clinic. Writers like Elizabeth were above this, surely?
Suddenly, she had a brainwave: she got up and left.
Sure enough, none of the audience even noticed, but everyone had an enjoyable evening.
Gazing at the blank faces, and Elizabeth knew she'd be asked any number of inane questions by her geriatric audience: Elizabeth's average reader was almost 90. Some of tonight's audience had even been ferried in from a dememntia clinic. Writers like Elizabeth were above this, surely?
Suddenly, she had a brainwave: she got up and left.
Sure enough, none of the audience even noticed, but everyone had an enjoyable evening.
