Heather Parry's work has been likened to "an unholy mix of Ottessa Moshfegh and Leonora Carrington" and "a punk Sarah Waters". Her newest novel is a gruesomely stylish fairytale that explores mother-daughter relationships, sexuality and class.

She'll be talking about playing with the "madwoman in the attic" archetype in her novel about Marguerite Périgord whose mother, Cecile, locks her away after discovering her daughter is engaged to an impoverished older solicitor, Mr Lewis.

Cecile hopes that imprisoning Marguerite will teach her "proper" marital conduct. But why is Marguerite pursuing Mr Lewis in the first place? Why are her mother's visits becoming less frequent? And just how much time has passed since the lock clicked shut on the attic's hatch? All is revealed in this gloriously gothic fairytale about the constraints of polite society and the dangers of conformity.

This event will be chaired by Janet Smyth.

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