Tessa McWatt: The Snag
Join The Book Hive on Thursday 15th May, as they welcome the wonderful Tessa McWatt back to the shop Norwich, to celebrate the publication of her hotly-anticipated new work of non-fiction, The Snag.
Tessa is one of our greatest black female writers … She’s a deeply thoughtful woman and deeply radical in her thinking. She’s not on the fence about her politics.’ Monique Roffey, The Observer
‘Political, personal, intellectual, and critical.’ Bernardine Evaristo, author of Girl, Woman, Other
Every day, we hear about and experience griefs, large and small, in our families, friendships, communities, and worldwide. The grief of a loved one passing. The grief of a way of life ceasing to exist. The grief of global pandemic, war, climate collapse.
In The Snag, the acclaimed author of Shame On Me, Tessa McWatt, takes on personal and collective grief, and climate change, in her much-anticipated second nonfiction book.
As her mother’s dementia advances and it becomes apparent that she can no longer live independently, Tessa considers griefs personal and political, and finds solace in trees. She asks: How do we grieve? And: What can we learn from nature and those whose communities are rooted in nature about how to grieve — and how to live?
From the newest seedling, to the oldest snag in the forest, there is meaning to be found in every stage of a tree’s life, all of which contribute to a thriving forest community; it is in this metaphor that Tessa begins to find answers to her questions about how to live (for each other), how to grieve (radically), and how to die (with love and connection).
The Snag is an essential book about living and dancing and singing and praying, even in the face of unimaginable sadness, and in this way, growing together and supporting one another, like the trees in the forest.
Tessa McWatt is the author of several award-winning works of fiction and non-fiction, and Professor of Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. She is also a librettist, and works on interdisciplinary projects and community-based life writing. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
FREE (suggested donation of £2 to cover wine and heating)
Tessa McWatt: The Snag
Join The Book Hive on Thursday 15th May, as they welcome the wonderful Tessa McWatt back to the shop Norwich, to celebrate the publication of her hotly-anticipated new work of non-fiction, The Snag.
Tessa is one of our greatest black female writers … She’s a deeply thoughtful woman and deeply radical in her thinking. She’s not on the fence about her politics.’ Monique Roffey, The Observer
‘Political, personal, intellectual, and critical.’ Bernardine Evaristo, author of Girl, Woman, Other
Every day, we hear about and experience griefs, large and small, in our families, friendships, communities, and worldwide. The grief of a loved one passing. The grief of a way of life ceasing to exist. The grief of global pandemic, war, climate collapse.
In The Snag, the acclaimed author of Shame On Me, Tessa McWatt, takes on personal and collective grief, and climate change, in her much-anticipated second nonfiction book.
As her mother’s dementia advances and it becomes apparent that she can no longer live independently, Tessa considers griefs personal and political, and finds solace in trees. She asks: How do we grieve? And: What can we learn from nature and those whose communities are rooted in nature about how to grieve — and how to live?
From the newest seedling, to the oldest snag in the forest, there is meaning to be found in every stage of a tree’s life, all of which contribute to a thriving forest community; it is in this metaphor that Tessa begins to find answers to her questions about how to live (for each other), how to grieve (radically), and how to die (with love and connection).
The Snag is an essential book about living and dancing and singing and praying, even in the face of unimaginable sadness, and in this way, growing together and supporting one another, like the trees in the forest.
Tessa McWatt is the author of several award-winning works of fiction and non-fiction, and Professor of Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. She is also a librettist, and works on interdisciplinary projects and community-based life writing. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
FREE (suggested donation of £2 to cover wine and heating)
Tessa McWatt: The Snag
Join The Book Hive on Thursday 15th May, as they welcome the wonderful Tessa McWatt back to the shop Norwich, to celebrate the publication of her hotly-anticipated new work of non-fiction, The Snag.
Tessa is one of our greatest black female writers … She’s a deeply thoughtful woman and deeply radical in her thinking. She’s not on the fence about her politics.’ Monique Roffey, The Observer
‘Political, personal, intellectual, and critical.’ Bernardine Evaristo, author of Girl, Woman, Other
Every day, we hear about and experience griefs, large and small, in our families, friendships, communities, and worldwide. The grief of a loved one passing. The grief of a way of life ceasing to exist. The grief of global pandemic, war, climate collapse.
In The Snag, the acclaimed author of Shame On Me, Tessa McWatt, takes on personal and collective grief, and climate change, in her much-anticipated second nonfiction book.
As her mother’s dementia advances and it becomes apparent that she can no longer live independently, Tessa considers griefs personal and political, and finds solace in trees. She asks: How do we grieve? And: What can we learn from nature and those whose communities are rooted in nature about how to grieve — and how to live?
From the newest seedling, to the oldest snag in the forest, there is meaning to be found in every stage of a tree’s life, all of which contribute to a thriving forest community; it is in this metaphor that Tessa begins to find answers to her questions about how to live (for each other), how to grieve (radically), and how to die (with love and connection).
The Snag is an essential book about living and dancing and singing and praying, even in the face of unimaginable sadness, and in this way, growing together and supporting one another, like the trees in the forest.
Tessa McWatt is the author of several award-winning works of fiction and non-fiction, and Professor of Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. She is also a librettist, and works on interdisciplinary projects and community-based life writing. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
FREE (suggested donation of £2 to cover wine and heating)