62 An Intimate Evening with Aminatta Forna

Commonwealth Prize winning author Aminatta Forna takes inspiration from her experiences, explaining that “it would be extraordinary, as a writer, to not want to write about the fact that her country [Sierra Leone] had a war.” Her novel, The Memory of Love, braids the lives of three men, all shaped and scarred by war in Sierra Leone, into a subtle and involving character-study that explores the very nature of love. This is a special opportunity to hear from one of the most talented writers in literature today as she discusses the indelible effects of Sierra Leone’s past, while providing readers with a sense of hope among the loss.

Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the door 45 minutes before the event begins.