Video of the launch of The Don’t Touch Garden

Rather out of focus video of Kate reading and Ian & Sarah (and the audience) singing.

The Don’t Touch Garden Trailer

Here’s a little taster of The Don’t Touch Garden, using last week’s launch-rehearsal recording of Kate Foley reading with Sarah Lloyd and Ian Kennedy playing and singing, and photos from Kate’s family album.

The Don’t Touch Garden is published tomorrow, to coincide with National Adoption Week.

The Don’t Touch Garden Reading at Woodbridge Library

Kate Foley reads the long narrative poem THE DON’T TOUCH GARDEN from her recently published book of that title.

Music from Sylvia Fairley and Valerie Shelley.

9th of October 7.30pm

Woodbridge Library
New Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1DT

Tickets £3 (including a glass of wine) Available at the library counter or from 01394 446510 or woodbridgelibrary@suffolklibraries.co.uk

The Don’t Touch Garden video interview with Kate Foley part 2

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The final section of the video interview with Kate Foley including material not included in earlier posts.

Kate’s new collection, The Don’t Touch Garden, is due out in October.

Preorder a copy, which will be posted to you as soon as stock arrives from the printer, probably early September.

The Don’t Touch Garden video interview with Kate Foley

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Here is the complete first half of the video interview with Kate Foley which includes footage not posted before.  Kate’s new collection, The Don’t Touch Garden, is due out in October.

Preorder a copy, which will be posted to you as soon as stock arrives from the printer, probably early September.

 

The Don’t Touch Garden – Identity

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Kate Foley talks about Identity. Kate’s relationship with her adoptive parents and her search for an identity of her own forms the core of her new collection, The Don’t Touch Garden, due out in October.

Preorder a copy, which will be posted to you as soon as stock arrives from the printer, probably early September.

The Don’t Touch Garden – Finding Families

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Kate Foley talks about find her families. Kate’s relationship with her adoptive parents and her search for an identity of her own forms the core of her new collection, The Don’t Touch Garden, due out in October.

Preorder a copy, which will be posted to you as soon as stock arrives from the printer, probably early September.

The Don’t Touch Garden – telling the parents

Kate Foley talks about telling her parents that she knew she was adopted. Kate’s relationship with her adoptive parents and her search for an identity of her own forms the core of her new collection, The Don’t Touch Garden, due out in October.

Preorder a copy, which will be posted to you as soon as stock arrives from the printer, probably early September.

The Don’t Touch Garden – finding out

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Kate Foley talks about discovering that she was adopted –  her new collection, The Don’t Touch Garden, due out in October, charts her life with her adopted parents, and her search for identity.

Preorder a copy, which will be posted to you as soon as stock arrives from the printer, probably early September.

The Don’t Touch Garden – adoption procedures

Kate Foley talks about the extraordinary process her parents went through in 1938 to adopt her, which is charted in her collection The Don’t Touch Garden, due out in October. (The sound is a bit low on this, sorry!)

Preorder a copy, which will be posted to you as soon as stock arrives from the printer, probably early September.