Aye Write
Universality and Alive in the Merciful Country: Natasha Brown and A L Kennedy with Gabriella Bennett
- Tickets
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£11.20
- Dates and times
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Sunday 16th Nov 2025
4:15pm
- Age
- Under 14s should be accompanied by an adult
- Venue
✍ Thriller, Fiction, Contemporary
Award-winning Scots writer, academic, and occasional stand-up comedian A L Kennedy returns to Aye Write to discuss her latest acclaimed novel. Alive in the Merciful Country is a searing portrayal of trauma, police abuse, and the power of hope and kindness. Discover how Kennedy transformed the bleak and unforgiving backdrop of Brexit and Covid lockdowns into a twisty, heart-racing page-turner, balancing her customary humour with a pointed critique of politics and our social ills.
Joining Kennedy is the acclaimed author Natasha Brown, who follows up her debut Assembly with Universality, a compellingly nasty celebration of the force of language. In it, a plucky young journalist sets out to uncover the truth after a man is brutally bludgeoned with a solid gold bar. Through a voyeuristic lens, it focuses on words: what we say, how we say it, and what we really mean.
Journalist Gabriella Bennett chairs this event.
📚 Click here to purchase Universality and click here to purchase Alive in the Merciful Country from Waterstones
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