Blake Morrison & John Niven: Brothers and Sisters 

Two bestselling authors join us to talk through powerful new memoirs about siblings, secrets, addiction, and grief: Blake Morrison discusses Two Sisters, the story of Morrison’s sister and half-sister, and their struggles with addiction. He's in conversation with John Niven, whose O Brother is a blackly comic and heart-breaking examination of the impact of suicide on a family.

Chaired by Jackie McGlone.

Categories: Family, Fiction

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Family Dynamics

This strand draws together perspectives on family and relationships, inspired by Simon Sebag Montefiore’s The World: A History of Humanity told through the connecting thread of family. From moving depictions of lost siblings to a stunning new work by Octavia Bright which weaves the tale of recovery from alcohol addiction with the story of her father’s developing Alzheimer’s, this strand examines the relationships that make us: functional or otherwise…

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