Can a life based on a lie really last?
Join Swedish journalist and author Johanna Swanberg as she presents My Year As A Fraud, the instant Swedish cult classic—a heartwarming, hilarious, and healing work about hitting rock bottom and finding your way back.
There's no health guru in Sweden better than Cassi. Couple's therapy? Puppy yoga? Full moon rituals? She's got everyone in the remote village of Bäcken covered. The locals don't really know who Cassi is or how she managed to turn a derelict cottage into a successful self-help retreat, but one thing is clear: they're all willing to pay good money for her services.
There's only one problem: Cassi is a fraud. A great one at that, who has concealed her true self—a jobless, depressed alcoholic—and gotten rich in the process. But can a life based on a lie really last? And will her new friends accept her for who she really is when her secrets eventually come to the surface?
In conversation with author Simon Savidge, join us for an evening exploring the desire to belong, what happens when we try to escape ourselves, the warmth of Scandinavian storytelling, and the art of translating humour and heart across languages.
"Clever, funny and tender." Fredrik Backman, author of Anxious People and A Man Called Ove
“A warm and funny tale about betrayal, loneliness and sorrow, but above all the desire to belong.” Lisa Ridzén

The ‘stream and book’ package includes a unique ticket for the stream, and a copy of My Year As A Fraud (RRP £16.99) deliverable to any UK address.
The event will initially be broadcast on 11 May at 6.30pm UK time. It will be available to view up to two weeks after the event has ended and can be accessed Worldwide. If you live in a time zone that does not suit the initial broadcast time you can watch it at any point after the initial showing for two weeks.
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