Britain’s War in Palestine, with Sebastian Faulks

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  Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet.

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  I'm senior producer Mia Sorrenti.

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  How can fiction bring us closer to the lives caught up in the aftermath of war?

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  Today's episode is from our recent live event with Sebastian Folkes, one of Britain's best-loved novelists

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  and author of the books including Birdsong, Cue and Traces, Engelby and Charlotte Grey.

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  Folkes joined us at Conway Hall to discuss his new novel, Farewell to Eden, a story of faith, conflict

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  and love set in post-war Britain and the final days of the British mandate in Palestine.

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  He explores the history behind the novel from the testimonies of soldiers

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  held in the Imperial War Museum archives to his own father's experiences serving in Palestine.

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  And he reflects on how fiction can illuminate individual lives shaped by war,

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  as well as the enduring legacy of Britain's role in the Middle East.

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  Let's join our host, Adam Rutherford, now in conversation with Sebastian Foulkes, live at Conway Hall.

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  Welcome everyone to Conway Hall and this Intelligence Squared

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  event where we are going to discuss Sebastian Foulkes' new novel, A Farewell to Eden.

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  Now, I don't really need to read all this stuff saying how great you are.

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  I think you do.

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  You're presumably aware of who Sebastian Foulkes is, yes?

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  Does anyone not know who he is?

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  Okay.

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  The last time we sat on this stage was to discuss your last but one book, which was Seventh Son.

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