An Afternoon with Claire Bamford at Esher Library

How do you bring a murderer to justice when the only eyewitness is a ghost?

Jennifer returns home only to uncover her family’s long-kept secret: the women in her maternal line can speak to the dead. Before she can fully grasp this revelation, tragedy strikes, forcing Jen and her mother, Jacqui, to navigate their inherited gift in ways they never expected.When a new ‘visitor’ is a missing woman from thirty years ago, Jen is determined to help her; but what will her choices cost, and can she keep her family’s past from coming back to haunt her?

Although loss is inevitable and not everything in life, or death, can⎯or, perhaps, should⎯be explained, the strength of a mother’s love and the power of trust can pull us through any hardship. Almost.

About the author:

Claire Bamford lives in Surrey with her husband, daughter and their ever so slightly highly strung Bordoodle (that’s a border collie cross poodle). She started writing back in 2022 and her first novel, The Messenger, was published on 31st August 2025.

In real life Claire works in the financial industry but has dreams of one day leaving all that behind so she can sit in an office dedicated to just writing and crafting.

When Claire isn't writing or working, you can usually find her pottering around in the garden, puzzling or knitting.

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• The event starts at 2pm
• The event is suitable for adults
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