Join us for an evening with Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey, celebrating the launch of her powerful memoir, Eight Weeks: A Memoir of Looking Back, Moving Forward, Defying the Odds. Shortlisted for the Westminster Book Awards, Eight Weeks tells the story of a remarkable life. From a childhood in North London's foster care system, Baroness Young defied the odds to become one of the first Black women in the House of Lords.
This special evening at Black Cultural Archives will feature a reading from the book, a conversation with Baroness Young and an audience Q&A.
Programme:
Welcome & Reading: 7:00 PM - 7:20 PM
In Conversation with Baroness Young: 7:20 PM - 8:00 PM
Audience Q&A: 8:00 PM - 8:30 PM
“I am in awe of the woman who grew from the child in this book … The pure character necessary to grow through this dark, entangled forest of childhood is the stuff of legends. Bravissima.”
— Lemn Sissay, author of My Name is Why
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