Rochdale Literature & Ideas Festival – Remembered with Yvonne Battle-Felton

Friday 18 October 2019
6.30pm - 7.30pm

Touchstones Rochdale
The Esplanade
Rochdale
OL16 1AQ

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Yvonne is an American writer of fiction and creative nonfiction living in Lancashire. She is the recipient of a number of writing accolades, including the Northern Writer’s Award, and her debut novel Remembered was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2019.

Remembered is a powerful and haunting story about understanding where you have come from, losing loved ones, and finding strength, belief and courage to survive. Set in 1910, the book deals with segregation and slavery, telling the story of African American woman Spring, whose son lies dying in a hospital bed after an incident with a tramcar that looks like he is to blame. His mother opens a book and reads to him the story that she has been creating all her life.

Suitable for: Ages 14+

The festival box office is located at Touchstones Rochdale. Open Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm.

Rochdale Literature & Ideas Festival is aimed at celebrating and promoting the Maskew Collection of classic literature and philosophy at Rochdale Central Library, encouraging people to engage with books and ideas. Rochdale couple, Annie and Frank Maskew, met in Rochdale Library in the 1950s and shared a passion for reading and thinking. They left a sum of money to be used on resources and events related to literature and philosophy to ensure classic works are available for future generations.

Entry fee: Book in advance - £4

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