Kiran Millwood Hargrave in conversation with Leena Norms - Almost Life
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19 Mar 18:30
Until 19 Mar, 19:30 1h

Kiran Millwood Hargrave in conversation with Leena Norms - Almost Life

Kitchen Garden Cafe
Kiran Millwood Hargrave in conversation with Leena Norms - Almost Life
Kitchen Garden Cafe

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We are absolutely delighted to announce that Kiran Millwood Hargrave will be coming to Kings Heath to talk about her new novel, ‘Almost Life‘, in conversation with Leena Norms.
This event will be at the Kitchen Garden Cafe.
Kiran Millwood Hargrave (b. 1990) is an award-winning poet, playwright, and novelist. The Mercies was her first novel for adults, and became an instant Sunday Times bestseller. It won a Betty Trask Award, was longlisted for the Jhalak Prize and was named amongst the NYT 100 Most Notable Books of 2020. The Dance Tree was shortlisted for the HWA Gold Crown Award and picked for the BBC Two Between the Covers Book Club. Her bestselling works for children have won or been short- and long-listed for numerous awards. Kiran lives in Oxford with her husband, the artist Tom de Freston, their daughter, and their rescue cats, Luna and Marly.
Almost Life
One chance encounter can define a lifetime
Erica and Laure meet on the steps of the Sacré-Cœur in Paris, 1978. Erica is a student, relishing her first summer abroad before beginning university at home in England. Laure is studying for her Ph.D. at the Sorbonne, drinking and smoking far too much, and sleeping with a married woman.
The moment the two women meet the spark is undeniable. But their encounter turns into far more than a summer of love. It is the beginning of a relationship that will define their lives and every decision they have yet to make. Spanning cities, decades and heartbreaks, fate brings them within touching distance again and again.
But will they be brave enough to seize the life they truly want?
Praise for Almost Life
‘Tender and wistful, it’s a will-they-won’t-they for the ages’ – GQ
‘A beautifully written exploration of desire, freedom and the roads we do and don’t take’ – The Observer
‘Hot, smart and completely captivating’ – Daisy Buchanan, author of Pity Party
‘A beautifully told story about love, longing, and the lives we almost live’ – Louise O’Neill, author of Idol
Leena Norms is a writer, YouTuber and podcaster from the Midlands, UK. Her YouTube channel has amassed over 23 million videos with her weekly video essays and imperfect thought experiments to help viewers live a more shrewd and spirited life. She is the presenter and producer of the podcast No Books on a Dead Planet, where she explores climate writing and our capacity for positive panic. She was named BookTuber of the Year by London Book Fair and an official YouTube Creator for Change for her online campaigning. Her first poetry collection, Bargain Bin Rom-Com, was published by Burning Eye Books in 2021.
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19 Mar
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