A beautiful and compelling literary novel set in Sicily, London and Appalachia on the East Coast of the USA, The Unwilding follows the career of fledgling writer Zoe, and Nemony, the youngest child in the family Zoe stays with in Sicily when she’s first published to great acclaim. However, Zoe’s interest in Nemony’s family soon becomes unsettling, in ways that Nemony can’t quite put her finger on…
Specially priced copies of this new novel are available for Book Groups: £11 (+£3.50 postage if required) Email us to order: info@hexhambookfestival.co.uk
Chaired by Liv Chapman
Tickets £8
“Compelling and fine and rich, I devoured it. A writer with great range.” – Tessa Hadley, author of After the Funeral
“Ambitious, immersive…Kemp renders the danger inherent in what we desire with perceptive elegance, drawing out the tensions between child and adult worldviews, and the vulnerabilities of both. What an achievement.” – Olivia Sudjic, author of Sympathy
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