Damian Barr & Catherine Taylor: Strange Country of the North

  • Fri 18 Aug 12:00 - 13:00
  • Spark Theatre
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Damian Barr & Catherine Taylor: Strange Country of the North

Damian Barr’s Maggie & Me is a bestselling memoir of growing up in Thatcher’s Britain. A decade since its publication, he returns to discuss that memorable period with Catherine Taylor whose own memoir, The Stirrings, offers her account of growing up in 1970s and 80s Sheffield. Join us for a fascinating conversation between two writers exploring the hopes and fears of adolescence during that time. Chaired by Mary Robson.

Categories: Family, How We Live, Memoir, Politics

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