Writer and poet Shanta Acharya will be giving a talk to Swindon literature fans at the Central Library in Regent Circus, on September 22 from 7.15pm until 8.30pm.

Shanta Acharya is an extremely diverse writer and is the author of 10 books, including five volumes of poetry as well as three books on finance.

Her latest publication is the novel A World Elsewhere, her first, which was published to critical acclaim earlier this year.

At the event, she will be discussing and reading extracts from her novel as well as a selection of her poetry.

She will also be signing copies of her books which will be on sale after the event.

“A World Elsewhere is an extraordinary evocation of Indian social life in the 1960s and 1970s, depicting the life of the Guru family and their daughter, Asha,” said an event spokesman.

“When she goes to college Asha meets and marries Anand against the wishes of her family – a decision that proves catastrophic, triggering a series of episodes that cast her out of her fold to look for a world elsewhere.”

The event is presented by the library in partnership with Poetry Swindon as a pre-launch to the Poetry Swindon Festival 2015, which runs from October 1 to 5.

Tickets cost £5 (£3 library members) and are on sale now from Central Library Ground Floor Help Desk as well as all Swindon Libraries. Call 01793 463782 for more information.

For more on the poetry festival, log on to visit www.poetryswindon.org