A Night in with Chelsea Bieker
Join winner of the New York Times “Best California Book of 2022” and bestselling author, Chelsea Bieker, to celebrate the release of her explosive and provocative novel, Madwoman.
The world is not made for mothers. Yet mothers made the world…
Clove has gone to extremes to keep her past a secret. Thanks to her lies, she’s landed the life of her dreams, complete with a safe husband and two adoring children who will never know the terror that was routine in her own childhood. If her buried anxiety threatens to breach the surface, Clove (if that is really her name) focuses on finding the right supplement, the right gratitude meditation.
But when she receives a letter from a women’s prison in California, her past comes screeching into the present, entangling her in a dangerous game with memory and the people she thought she had outrun.
Join Chelsea and a special guest host as they delve into this gripping story of motherhood and motherloss, intimate terrorism and terrifying love, the insidious ways male violence disrupts mothers and daughters, and the brutal, mighty things women do to keep themselves and each other alive.
Chelsea will share insights into her creative journey and emphasise the importance of artistic expression. Discover why she believes the moment you want to quit is exactly when you must persevere to see what lies beyond.
“Madwomen is a feminist page-turner — sharp writing meets daring plotting and defiant truth-telling. The result is a firecracker of a novel.” Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage
The ‘stream and book’ package includes a unique ticket for the stream, and a copy of Madwoman (RRP £16.99) deliverable to any UK or international address.
The event will initially be broadcast on 3 September at 6.30pm UK time. It will be available to view up to two weeks after the event has ended and can be accessed Worldwide. If you live in a time zone that does not suit the initial broadcast time you can watch it at any point after the initial showing for two weeks.
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