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Sat Nov 07 2026 at 01:00 pm to 02:00 pm UTC+00:00

Kate Mayor: Stories of Belonging and Finding Ourselves (Local Authors Event)

  • Colinton Library · Edinburgh
Pentlands Book Festival Publisher / Host Pentlands Book Festival
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Kate Mayor: Stories of Belonging and Finding Ourselves (Local Authors Event)
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In her debut novel, All the Parts It Takes, Kate Mayor follows one woman’s journey through chance encounters, hidden truths, and choices that change the course of her life, back towards herself. Rich in hope, humour, and humanity, the novel explores the many parts it takes to become whole.
Kate has worked as a therapist for the past decade and is fascinated by what happens when people begin to listen to themselves more deeply, question the stories they’ve inherited, and make decisions from a place of greater honesty and courage. These ideas have shaped both her professional work and her fiction.
in this talk, Kate will share the inspiration behind the novel and explore the themes that lie at the heart of her writing: belonging, possibility, identity, and the surprising ways life invites us to grow. She will reflect on the creative process, the relationship between psychology and storytelling, and why fiction has the power not only to entertain us but also to help us recognise ourselves—and perhaps imagine new possibilities for who we might yet become.
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Colinton Library, 14 Thorburn Road, Edinburgh, EH13 0BQ, United Kingdom

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