Win a tour of Spitalfields with Kate Williams

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We're offering three Cardholders and their guests the chance to journey back to the 19th century with us. Led by The Pleasures of Men author Kate Williams we'll visit the home of Catherine Sorgeiul on Princelet Street and the surrounding areas of Shoreditch. We'll finish the tour with a chance to warm up, have a drink and ask Kate any questions.

Spitalfields, 1840

Catherine Sorgeiul has few companions and little to occupy the days beyond her own colourful imagination. But then a murderer strikes, ripping open the chests of young girls and stuffing hair into their mouths to resemble a beak, leading the press to christen him The Man of Crows. As Catherine hungrily devours the news, she finds she can channel the voices of the dead... and comes to believe she will eventually channel The Man of Crows himself.

With an elegant style and thrilling plot, The Pleasures of Men reveals the dark, beating heart of corrupt London during Queen Victoria's reign.

Click here to watch Kate talk about her book

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Closing date : 21/02/2012

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3. Entrants must be aged 18 or over and residents of the UK, Ireland, The Netherlands or Belgium.

4. The prize is for three winners, each with one guest, to take part in an afternoon tour of Spitalfields with author Kate Williams followed by a drink. The date and time of the tour will be arranged with the winners once the competition has ended and must be taken by the prize winners no later then 21st August 2012.

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