Swindon Festival Of Literature: Horatio Clare

We Came by Sea: stories of a greater Britain – with HORATIO CLARE

What do we really know about ‘the small boat crossings’? Who are the many and good people involved, at all stages? Why do those taking to dinghies believe Britain to be a place of care, kindness, and a country that is truly great and good?

Bestselling travel writer, memoirist, journalist, and author of more than fifteen books for adults and three for children, Horatio Clare has a fascinating but as yet untold story to tell in his latest book, We Came by Sea.

It’s a story which shows the best of us, and bears witness to hope and humanity. It’s a story of helpers and lifeboat crews. It celebrates an unrecognised, uncelebrated, and all but unknown Britain which is giving its all to help the vulnerable and desperate. It is a journey through an unexamined nation; and it is a true story.