Description
Join us for a very special evening with acclaimed novelist Yvvette Edwards, in conversation with Booker Prize–winning author Bernardine Evaristo, to celebrate the publication of Yvvette’s powerful new novel, Good Good Loving.
Yvvette, known for her unflinching storytelling and richly drawn characters, will discuss the inspirations, histories and complex emotions that shape her latest book. Good Good Loving explores love, resilience, and the complex ties that bind families across generations, offering a narrative as honest as it is emotionally resonant. In conversation with Bernardine Evaristo, this promises to be a thoughtful, vibrant and unforgettable evening with two of the most important voices in contemporary literature.
There will be an opportunity to ask Yvvette your own questions, purchase a copy of Good Good Loving from the Round Table Books pop-up, and get your book signed by the author.
About the book
Ellen’s beloved, beautiful, complicated family are gathered around her hospital bed as she prepares to slip away, and boy, is she ready. You’d think she could finally get some peace and quiet, but instead her children have chosen now of all times to have a never-ending discussion about her failings. Every single tiny thing they think she’s done wrong over the years – and the one big thing too. After all the sacrifices Ellen has made for every last ungrateful one of them, they still take their father’s side. If only they knew the whole story.
Full of big personalities, big mistakes, burning love and quiet heartbreak, Good Good Loving moves backwards in time through some of the most dramatic turning points in the life of Ellen and her family. Their story is as devastating as it is joyous.
About Yvvette Edwards
Yvvette Edwards is the author of the critically acclaimed novels A Cupboard Full of Coats which was longlisted for the Booker Prize, and The Mother. Known for her vivid, uncompromising prose and her ability to capture the nuances of community and kinship, she is one of the most compelling literary voices writing today.
About Bernardine Evaristo
Bernardine Evaristo is the author of the Booker Prize–winning Girl, Woman, Other and a leading advocate for inclusion in the arts. A prolific writer, professor and cultural activist, her work spans fiction, poetry, essay, and drama.
