At the Station of Arrival

The Lisbon launch of

Natalie Turner’s debut novel,

The Red Silk Dress

A literary-cultural evening of story, art, place and conversation at The Editory Riverside Santa Apolónia.

The Lisbon Launch

On Friday 27th March, The Red Silk Dress was celebrated at The Editory Riverside Santa Apolónia in Lisbon, a hotel set within Portugal’s oldest railway station still in operation.

The evening brought together readers, friends, artists and guests from across cultures for a salon-style celebration of story, longing, transformation and place. Alongside readings and conversation, the launch featured seven original paintings by Swedish artist Ingela Johansson, created in response to the novel’s emotional turning points.

Watch the Highlights

A glimpse of the evening: the red dress, the readings, the art, the conversations, and the guests who gathered for the launch of The Red Silk Dress.

The Evening in Pictures

Browse through highlights from the evening, following the story of the launch as it unfolded at The Editory Riverside Santa Apolónia.