To mark the publication of A Million Aunties

Join Jamaican writer and winner of two Commonwealth literary prizes, Alecia McKenzie, for this virtual event, as she explores the inspiration behind her new novel, A Million Aunties.

Seeking solitude after a personal tragedy upends his world, American-born artist Chris, travels to his mother’s homeland, Jamaica, in a bid to find peace. He expects to spend his time painting in solitude, coming to terms with his loss and the fractured relationship with his father. Instead, he discovers a new extended and complicated “family” with their own startling stories.

In conversation, Alecia will consider the technique of telling a story from several different points of view, and touch on the themes of this compelling novel such as unlikely love, friendship, and community. She’ll also explore the settings of the story, from rural Jamaica to New York City, and Paris.

‘A Million Aunties is an elegantly-written and emotionally engrossing work of fiction’ Bernardine Evaristo