I'M A FAN - Sheena Patel in conversation

Thu Feb 02 2023 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm

Blackwell's Bookshop | Manchester

Blackwell's Bookshop Manchester
Publisher/HostBlackwell's Bookshop Manchester
I'M A FAN - Sheena Patel in conversation Sheena Patel discusses I'm A Fan - her brilliant and brutal debut about obsession.
About this Event

We're thrilled to be welcoming Sheena Patel to the shop to talk about her incredible debut novel I'M A FAN. Riding high on many Best Books of 2022 lists, it's a darkly funny story of sex, warped romance and uneven power dynamics.

About the book:

In I'm A Fan single speaker uses the story of their experience in a seemingly unequal, unfaithful relationship as a prism through which to examine the complicated hold we each have on one another. With a clear and unforgiving eye, the narrator unpicks the behaviour of all involved, herself included, and makes startling connections between the power struggles at the heart of human relationships and those of the wider world, in turn offering a devastating critique of access, social media, patriarchal heteronormative relationships, and our cultural obsession with status and how that status is conveyed.

About the author:

Sheena Patel is a writer and assistant director for film and TV who was born and raised in North West London. She is part of the 4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE collective, has been published in 4BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE (Rough Trade Books) and a poetry collection of the same name (FEM Press). IN 2022 she was chosen as one of the Observer's Top 10 best debut novelists. I'M A FAN is her first book.

Doors: 18.30, event starts: 18.45

Tickets are £3.00 or free when pre-ordering a copy of the book. I'M A FAN will also be available to purchase on the night and Sheena will be signing copies after the talk. If you would like a signed copy but cannot make the event, please contact us on 0161 274 3331 or [email protected] and we can arrange this for you.

Event Venue

Blackwell's Bookshop, 146 Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom

Tickets

GBP 3.00 to GBP 14.99

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