TICKETS are on sale for a talk in Abingdon by renowned novelist Sebastian Faulks.

The author of Birdsong will visit St Helen and St Katharine school on Thursday, September 20 at 7.30pm.

The talk has been organised by Mostly Books and the school, and the author will be speaking about his new novel, Paris Echo, to be published on September 4.

Doors open at 7pm and tickets are £25, including a drink on arrival and a copy of the new novel. Tickets are available from Mostly Books in Stert Street.