Her writing has been regaled by Irish writing legend Marian Keyes as ‘such fun - gas, clever stuff’, therefore it’s unsurprising that she has also dabbled in stand-up comedy.ĭirecting the discussion as moderator, Una Mannion’s debut novel, A Crooked Tree was published in 2021, subsequently winning the 2022 Kate O’Brien Prize. Writer and podcaster, Sophie White is author of the Irish Book Awards shortlisted, Recipes For A Nervous Breakdown. She is also the editor of Empty House: poetry and prose on the climate crisis. Her pamphlet Sexy Fruit was a Poetry Book Society Spring 2019 Selection. Raised in Mayo, Alice’s work has been published in The Irish Times, Poetry Ireland Review, RTÉ, Banshee, and The North, among others. It's a joy to be bringing the finished work back to where it began.", enthused Kinsella. "Early drafts of what would become Milk were written during Benchmarks at the Linenhall. On the night, Alice will be joined by fellow writer Sophie White, and author Una Mannion moderating proceedings.ĭeeply personal but with a universal resonance as a study of motherhood in a supposedly modernised Ireland, Milk is garnering critical acclaim at breakneck speed due to Kinsella’s writing style, which beautifully captures the fraught hope of a new parent in pre- and postnatal chaos. An unquestionably enlightening literary discussion, ‘Motherhood and Madness’ will be held on Wednesday, April 5 at 8pm to commemorate the launch of Milk: On Motherhood and Madness by Alice Kinsella.
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