Miriam Toews & Octavia Bright: A Truce That Is Not Peace

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In her first work of non-fiction A Truce That Is Not Peace (4th Estate), acclaimed novelist Miriam Toews spirals out from a question asked of her at a literary festival in Mexico City – ‘Why do you write?’ – in a dazzling exploration of grief, guilt, futility and creativity. Toews read from her work, and discussed it with Octavia Bright, author of This Ragged Grace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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