Miriam Toews: Can Words Repair?

A Truce That Is Not Peace is the first time Miriam Toews has published a non-fiction work about her own life. The work remakes her world through literary form and proposes the question: how far can words reach? Today, Toews is joined by Marjorie Lotfi, author of The Wrong Person to Ask, to discuss the potential of language – as a salve, an answer, and a way to help us through. Chaired by Amina Shah.

Supported by the High Commission of Canada in the UK and the Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation

Categories: Non-fiction

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Repair

The key theme this year is Repair, with the Festival seeking to explore the many things around us which feel broken, and how we might seek to fix them. Using informed insights from a range of experts, lessons learned from our ancestors, the richness and connection offered by the natural world, hands-on activities, and our own inherent humanity, the Festival offers a wide range of active opportunities to rebalance the mind, reinvigorate the spirit, reconcile with others, and restore a sense of calm and…

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