Polly Morland’s A Fortunate Woman charts the life and work of a country doctor, while Ann Morgan’s Crossing Over captures an unlikely allyship between an elderly woman with dementia and a recently arrived refugee. Together they speak to Julia Leonard about the importance of care, compassion and community and reaching across the social divide.
Pack your curiosity and journey off the beaten track with our Literary Explorer in Residence Ann Morgan in this whistle-stop tour of translated texts rarely seen in English that will turn reading upside down. Playing with ideas of truth and identity, and chasing down assumptions and biases, it will test what embracing not knowing can teach us about ourselves and our world.
Join us for the launch of Nadia Kabir Barb’s short-story collection Truth or Dare and Other Stories at Hatchards Piccadilly, where the author will be in conversation with Awais Khan, author of No Honour
Inspired by pioneering 19th century educator Cornelia Connelly, mother, nun and possible saint, the play explores the dynamics of marriage, nature of personal sacrifice for a greater cause, the impact of faith and human ability to transform adversity into deeper understanding and generosity of action.
Join Diane Samuels (author of award-winning play Kindertransport) for this full reading with professional cast, featuring classical, sacred and folk music, directed by acclaimed theatre director Joe Harmston to celebrate the book launch and publication by Renard Press of the playscript.
Company includes actors Danny Sapani, Lizzy Watts, Imogen Slaughter, Ken Christiansen, Patrick Dineen and Matilda Rowe; David Osmond (pianist/composer), Alice Barron (violinist), Hannah Blaikie (flautist), Laura Forrest Hay (music consultant) and Ghislaine Kenyon (research consultant).
We’re delighted to celebrate the launch of Hay Press’s first title as an imprint of Renard Press, The Fragile Land by Simon Mundy.
Reshma Ruia will be at Grove Bookshop to talk about her beautiful novel Still Lives.
Join us for a special celebration of Ann Morgan’s haunting new novel, Crossing Over at the Folkestone Bookshop, where she will be in conversation with local author Lucy Caldwell.
Join us for the launch of Ann Morgan’s haunting new novel, Crossing Over at the iconic bookshop Hodges Figgis.
Join us for the launch of Ann Morgan’s haunting new novel, Crossing Over at Waterstones, Canterbury.
Broken into three parts with plenty of interaction and writing exercises, this workshop explores the significance of folklore, three stories from around the world, how to use folklore as metaphor for modern experiences, and researching deeper into myth.
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