An evening with Camilla Grudova

Join us on Tuesday 7 November at 7pm when we welome Camilla Grudova to West Kirby, to celebrate the publication of her latest book, THE COILED SERPENT.

Camilla will be reading from, and dicussing the book, before answering questions from the audience and signing copies of THE COILED SERPENT.

About THE COILED SERPENT:

A little girl throws up Gloria-Jean’s teeth after an explosion at the custard factory; Pax, Alexander, and Angelo are hypnotically enthralled by a book that promises them enlightenment if they keep their semen inside their bodies; Victoria is sent to a cursed hotel for ailing girls when her period mysteriously stops. In a damp, putrid spa, the exploitative drudgery of work sparks revolt; in a Margate museum, the new Director curates a venomous garden for public consumption.

In Grudova’s unforgettably surreal style, the stories in THE COILED SERPENT expose the absurdities behind contemporary ideas of work, Britishness and art-making, to conjure a singular, startling strangeness that proves the deft skill of a writer at the top of her game.

About CAMILLA GRUDOVA:

Camilla Grudova lives in Edinburgh where she works as an usherette. She holds a degree in Art History and German from McGill University, Montreal. Her fiction has appeared in The White Review and Granta. Her critically acclaimed debut collection, The Doll's Alphabet, was published in 2017, and her novel Children of Paradise was longlisted for The Women's Prize 2023. She is also a Granta Best Young Novelist 2023.

This event is being held at The West Kirby Bookshop, 6 Grange Road, CH48 4HA.

Tickets are £5 standard admission, £17 including a copy of THE COILED SERPENT. All tickets include complimentary drinks on arrival. Tickets are non-refundable, and if you can't make the event but would like a signed/dedicated copy of THE COILED SERPENT, please do get in touch, @westkirbybooks on Instagram & Twitter or by emailing [email protected].

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