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17 September 2026
7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
All ages welcome
£10
luma.com/CarolineQuentin
Environment and Nature
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Simply Books
Every book and ticket comes with a copy of Drawn to Nature, that Caroline will sign and dedicate on the day.
Following the success of her Sunday Times bestseller, Drawn to the Garden, Caroline Quentin returns with Drawn to Nature. This beautifully illustrated book celebrates Caroline’s lifelong passion for the outdoors and all the joy that spending time in nature brings her, with the book fully illustrated by Caroline herself.
Written in Caroline’s familiar, conversational voice, this book invites you to reconnect with nature in all forms, whether you nurture a sprawling garden, tend a single balcony pot, keep a few houseplants or you simply delight in stepping outside.
Structured in chapters dedicated to the colours of the natural world, the book blends gentle storytelling with practical wisdom, and shows how the natural world can support us through life’s transitions.
Caroline Quentin is a renowned figure in British comedy, well known for her lead roles in the award-winning British sitcom Men Behaving Badly and crime drama Jonathan Creek.
Aside from her career as an actress, she has had a lifelong passion for nature, wildlife and gardening in all forms. She grew up in Reigate, Surrey, but now lives in a country farmhouse in Devon, where she grows her own vegetables and paints all manner of flora and fauna.
Her dedicated Instagram account, @cqgardens, shows her love for gardening and nature in pictures and is wildly popular in its own right. From growing rhubarb and kale to paintings of nature, and walks through birdsong, she chronicles her connection with nature in all its leafy green goodness.
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