By Joshua Robinson – 

Join the Costa prize-winning author of ‘The Mermaid of Black Conch’, Monique Roffey, as she discusses her new novel Passiontide on Saturday 20th April at 3:30 pm at Small Seeds, Huddersfield. 

“Monique Roffey is a unique talent,” praises Bernardine Evaristo.

The novel is about four women who spark a revolution on a Caribbean island. Early one morning, at the close of St Colibri’s carnival, a young female steel pan player is found dead beneath a cannonball tree. It is a discovery that will transform the lives of everyone on this small island. 

This event will be a Hybrid event, which can be attended either in person at the venue or accessed online. Simply select the Live or Online ticket link for the preferred event viewing. For online access a link will be sent the day before the event takes place. 

Passiontide will be published on 27th June 2024, so there won’t be copies on sale at the event, however there will be copies of some of Monique’s earlier work.

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Event Details:

• Date: Saturday 20th April
• Time: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
• Venue: Small Seeds, Castlegate (New Street junction), HD1 2UD
• Tickets: In-person £5, free for University of Huddersfield staff and students & essential carers, Online £2
• Age Guidance: 16+

Book tickets here: https://www.huddlitfest.org.uk/event/passiontide/

About Monique Roffey:

Monique Roffey was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and is the author of seven novels and a memoir. The Mermaid of Black Conch won the Costa Book of the Year and the Costa Novel Award 2020. It was shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize 2021, the Goldsmiths Prize 2020, and the Republic of Consciousness Prize 2021, and longlisted for the Orwell Prize, the Ondaatje Prize, and the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature 2021.  

Monique Roffey is a Senior Lecturer at the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University and a tutor for the National Writers Centre. 

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