About this Event
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The Freud Museum is delighted to welcome acclaimed writer and critic Jacqueline Rose to mark the publication of her new novel, Two Women. A fictional account that follows the lives and parallels between Edith Stein and Gillian Rose. Jacqueline Rose will be joined in conversation by fellow writer and critic Devorah Baum.
Their discussion will explore the influence of psychoanalysis in the creative process as well as the novel, the relationship between biography and fiction, and how fiction can offer new ways of engaging with history and identity.
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About the book:
In Two Women, Jacqueline Rose fictionalizes and intertwines the lives of two remarkable figures whose stories trace the contours of the twentieth century: Edith Stein, the German-Jewish philosopher, Catholic convert and saint; and Gillian Rose, philosopher of German-Jewish thought, also a convert, and Jacqueline’s sister. Through a luminous weaving of fiction and history, Rose traces the parallels and distances between these women – their intellect, faith, suffering and courage – while also confronting the mysteries of love, loss and belonging that shape every human life. A deeply moving work, Two Women is at once an act of remembrance and a daring work of imagination by one of the most important feminist writers of our time.
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Speakers:
Jacqueline Rose is internationally recognised as one of the most important living feminist critics. She is co-director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, co-founder of Independent Jewish Voices UK, a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Society of Literature. She is a frequent contributor to the London Review of Books and New York Review of Books, The Guardian and other publications. Her books include States of Fantasy, The Last Resistance, Women in Dark Times, Mothers: an essay on love and cruelty, and The Plague: Living Death in Our Times. She is the recipient of the 2026 PEN Harold Pinter Prize.
Devorah Baum is Professor of English Literature at the University of Southampton. She has published several works including: On Marriage, Feeling Jewish and The Jewish Joke: an essay with examples (less essay, more examples). Devorah has also written for The New York Times, Guardian, Tate Etc and the Financial Times.
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Tickets: £25
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The event will be held on the first floor of the Museum during regular opening hours. Unfortunately the Freud Museum does not have step-free access at this time. Advance booking is highly recommended as capacity is limited.
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