
An evening with Sophie Pierce
Wed 08 Mar
|Ashley
“The Green Hill is an extraordinary book…I thought of the fairy tale in which a captured princess must weave clothes from stinging nettles: Sophie Pierce has wrought something beautiful and useful from the darkest pain.” Cressida Connolly, novelist and critic


Time & Location
08 Mar 2023, 19:00 – 21:00
Ashley, Ashley, Tiverton EX16 5PD, UK
About The Event
Join us again at Ashley Court for an evening of conversation and thought. This time joining Sophie Pierce and her husband Alex Murdin as they talk about their new book 'The Green Hill'. Alex, father and illustrator, will be showcasing his artwork which is interwoven throughout the book.
In 2017, Sophie Pierce's life changed forever when her twenty-year-old son Felix died suddenly and unexpectedly. Thrown into an unimaginable new reality, she had to find a way to survive. By writing letters to Felix - composed during walks and swims taken close to his burial place by the River Dart - Sophie gradually learned how to live in the landscape of sudden loss, navigating the weather and tides of grief. The Green Hill collects these letters alongside Sophie's account of the years following Felix's death, into which she weaves poignant memories of his life. What results is a deeply moving, beautifully captured…
Tickets
Single ticket
This ticket includes £5 off a book, nibbles and one drink.
£15.00
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