Sonya Walger WIFEHOUSE

Schedule

Mon Apr 20 2026 at 05:30 pm to 06:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Blackwell's Bookshop | Oxford, EN

Advertisement
Actress Sonya Walger joins us for a talk about her new novel, 'Wifehouse'. A story of a married women's affair with a younger French tutor
About this Event

Wifehouse

Following years of a life lived as a wife and mother, Annie is gifted French lessons with twenty-six-year-old local French tutor, Thierry. As time passes and the lessons progress, she finds herself unexpectedly vulnerable to the charms of a man closer in age to her teenage daughter than to her own. A new life for Annie emerges, one she could never have foreseen
Told over the course of one year through the shifting perspectives of wife, husband, lover, best friend and children, Walger paints a contradictory, nuanced portrait of a woman who walks away from every role that tradition and society have expected of her.

Sonya Walger

Sonya Walger is an English actress known for her roles in the ABC series Lost as Penelope "Penny" Widmore, and as Olivia Benford on ABC's FlashForward. A student of English literature at Christ Church College at the University of Oxford and host of the literature podcast bookish, Walger is a long-time literary enthusiast whose debut novel Lion is a work of autofiction about her relationship with her father.

Advertisement

Where is it happening?

Blackwell's Bookshop, 48-51 Broad Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Tickets

GBP 6.00 to GBP 16.99

Icon
Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.
Blackwell's, Broad Street Oxford

Host or Publisher Blackwell's, Broad Street Oxford

Ask AI if this event suits you:

Discover More Events in Oxford

The Random Universe
Tue, 21 Apr at 05:00 pm The Random Universe

Clarendon Laboratory

CONTESTS ART
Menopause Cafe Cowley, Oxford
Tue, 21 Apr at 05:15 pm Menopause Cafe Cowley, Oxford

Cowley Library

Jess Venner THE LOST VOICES OF POMPEII with Elisabeth Grass
Tue, 21 Apr at 05:30 pm Jess Venner THE LOST VOICES OF POMPEII with Elisabeth Grass

Blackwell's Bookshop

ART BUSINESS
April- Women in Tech - Oxfordshire: Talks and Networking
Tue, 21 Apr at 06:00 pm April- Women in Tech - Oxfordshire: Talks and Networking

Oxford Centre for Innovation

WORKSHOPS
Divine Schism: Earthball
Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm Divine Schism: Earthball

The Bullingdon

Creating a New Reality: A Sustainable Digital Transformation
Wed, 22 Apr at 10:00 am Creating a New Reality: A Sustainable Digital Transformation

Beecroft Building

MEETUPS BUSINESS
Comic Book Club at Oxford Westgate Library
Sat, 01 Nov at 11:00 am Comic Book Club at Oxford Westgate Library

Oxford Westgate Library

ART FINE-ARTS
Tom Lutz 1925 : A LITERARY ENCYCLOPEDIA
Fri, 10 Apr at 05:30 pm Tom Lutz 1925 : A LITERARY ENCYCLOPEDIA

Blackwell's Bookshop

ART LITERARY-ART
Jennifer Lane UNDERWING with Bev Wass
Sat, 11 Apr at 03:00 pm Jennifer Lane UNDERWING with Bev Wass

Blackwell's Bookshop

ART LITERARY-ART
Patrick Ness PIPER AT THE GATES OF DUSK with Katherine Webber
Thu, 16 Apr at 05:30 pm Patrick Ness PIPER AT THE GATES OF DUSK with Katherine Webber

Blackwell's Bookshop

ART LITERARY-ART
Entering the Loophole: Surveying American Slavery in an English Village
Thu, 16 Apr at 06:30 pm Entering the Loophole: Surveying American Slavery in an English Village

Old Fire Station

ART LITERARY-ART
Suzanne Simard WHEN THE FOREST BREATHES
Fri, 17 Apr at 05:30 pm Suzanne Simard WHEN THE FOREST BREATHES

Blackwell's Bookshop

WORKSHOPS ART
Sonya Walger WIFEHOUSE
Mon, 20 Apr at 05:30 pm Sonya Walger WIFEHOUSE

Blackwell's Bookshop

ART LITERARY-ART
The Random Universe
Tue, 21 Apr at 05:00 pm The Random Universe

Clarendon Laboratory

CONTESTS ART
Lily Dunn INTO BEING with Richard Beard
Thu, 23 Apr at 05:30 pm Lily Dunn INTO BEING with Richard Beard

Blackwell's Bookshop

ART LITERARY-ART
After Hours: Book Club
Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm After Hours: Book Club

Modern Art Oxford

ART EXHIBITIONS
Francesca Wade and James Bailey ON SPARK AND STEIN
Mon, 27 Apr at 05:30 pm Francesca Wade and James Bailey ON SPARK AND STEIN

Blackwell's Bookshop

ART LITERARY-ART
The authenticity of grief: Lynn Robinson and Janet Dickinson
Tue, 28 Apr at 02:00 pm The authenticity of grief: Lynn Robinson and Janet Dickinson

The painted room

ART LITERARY-ART
Rebel Book Club Oxford x MINDGAMES
Tue, 28 Apr at 07:00 pm Rebel Book Club Oxford x MINDGAMES

Wig & Pen

ART FINE-ARTS
Book at Lunchtime: How To Talk About Love
Wed, 29 Apr at 12:30 pm Book at Lunchtime: How To Talk About Love

Seminar Room 63, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities

ART LITERARY-ART

What's Happening Next in Oxford?

Discover Oxford Events