AN INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR LOUISE O’NEILL

Join us for a special evening at the Norwich Book Festival as Toni hosts an in-conversation event with bestselling Irish author Louise O'Neill to celebrate the publication of her powerful new memoir, A Bigger Life.

When Louise's long-term relationship ended at 38, the future she'd imagined disappeared overnight. Instead of retreating, she chose to rebuild her life in a completely unexpected way, saying yes to adventure, dating, travel and experiences that challenged everything she'd believed about love, happiness and what makes a life meaningful.

The result is A Bigger Life, a warm, funny and refreshingly honest memoir about heartbreak, reinvention, desire and modern womanhood. Part personal story, part invitation to think differently about the lives we create for ourselves, it's a book that asks a beautifully simple question:

What does it really mean to live a bigger life?

This intimate conversation will explore the ideas behind the book, the writing process, and the courage it takes to let go of one version of your life in order to discover another. (And then share the prrocess with the world).

If you love thoughtful conversations, memoirs that stay with you long after you've finished reading, and books that encourage you to see your own life differently, we'd love you to join us.

Book publication: 24 September