Octavia Bright: A Place of Care

Spanning seven years, Octavia Bright’s debut memoir intertwines the author’s recovery from alcohol addiction with her father’s descent into Alzheimer’s. The parallel journeys of This Ragged Grace offer illuminating and generous reckonings with recovery and grief. Join Bright, co-host of the Literary Friction podcast, for a wide-ranging discussion on art, family, and loss with Lucia Osborne-Crowley.

Categories: Art/Design/Photography, Family, Memoir

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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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