Lesley McDowell & Sara Sheridan: Secrets and Scandal in the 1800s

What do women sacrifice when ‘respectability’ is placed as a virtue above all else? Lesley McDowell’s Clairmont tells the hidden story of Claire Clairmont, the 18 year old stepsister of Mary Shelley who became pregnant with Byron’s child. Meanwhile, Sara Sheridan’s The Secret of Blythswood Square follows two women in Glasgow whose lives become entangled over a collection of erotic art. Join the historical novelists in conversation with Catrin Kemp.

 

Categories: Art/Design/Photography, Fiction, History

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Brilliant Fiction

From international luminaries to local heroes, the programme is packed with stellar fiction. Here’s a taste of some of the brilliant writers coming to our stages this year…

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