Book Launch
The Edge of Solitude by Katie Hale
Join us in our Studio Theatre on Thu 24 Oct, as we delve into 'The Edge of Solitude' with poet and novelist Katie Hale.
In conversation with writer and facilitator Sarah Davy, this event promises an immersive exploration of humanity’s response to the urgent climate emergency, as well as discussing Katie’s experiences in writing it, and her journey into getting the book published. We can’t wait to explore it together.
Set in a time of acute climate crisis, The Edge of Solitude is a powerful story about the collision of ambition and principle and its devastating repercussions. Fifty years after the collapse of the Antarctic Treaty, disgraced environmental activist Ivy Cunningham finds herself boarding a ship, recruited to a billionaire’s ambitious conservation project.
Through it, she seeks to salvage her reputation, in the hope it will mend her broken relationship with her son. Yet, as they journey further south, deeper into Antarctica’s beautiful but eerie landscape, Ivy finds herself increasingly tangled in the project’s murky politics, and struggling to tell which relationships are worth trying to save.
Katie Hale, distinguished by the Northern Debut Award for her poetry collection White Ghosts published by Nine Arches, draws on her intimate connection with Antarctica, a region she describes as simultaneously remote yet intricately linked to global climate systems. Her literary achievements include prestigious residency appointments and accolades such as the Palette Poetry, Munster Chapbook, and Aesthetica Creative Writing prizes.
Reflecting on her inspiration, Hale remarks, “Antarctica feels so isolated and otherworldly, yet it holds a crucial role in shaping weather patterns, ocean currents, and life across the planet. My 2020 visit to this enigmatic continent left a lasting impression, motivating the creation of ‘The Edge of Solitude."
There will be an opportunity to buy Katie’s book for £15 and have it signed on the night.
