Maidenhead & Windsor

Political satirist and former Labour candidate for Maidenhead John O'Farrell will be visiting Maidenhead library to discuss his most recent novel, May Contain Nuts, on Monday February 26, at 5.30pm.

John, who grew up in Maidenhead town and attended Desborough School, stood as the Labour candidate for Maidenhead in the 2001 General Election. As a comedy scriptwriter for Spitting Image he was credited with having had the idea of making John Major permanently grey. He has written for and appeared on Have I Got News for You and is a regular on Grumpy Old Men and Question Time.

In his first book, Things Can Only Get Better: Eighteen Miserable Years in the Life of a Labour Supporter, 1979-1997, he chronicled his experiences during the Thatcher years and since then he has had success as an author with such titles as The Best a Man Can Get. May Contain Nuts – described as a satire about competitive, over-protective parents driving their children to tutors, to ballet, to insanity – is his sixth offering.

Entry to the event is free and anyone wishing to attend should pick up a ticket from Maidenhead, Cookham or Cox Green libraries.

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead