A event on Wednesday 24th September. The event starts at 19:00.
Join us for the launch of Swiss author Laura Vogt’s latest novel *Woman, Idle*, published in the UK by Heloise Press and translated by Caroline Waight.
From the creative duo who gave us *What Concerns Us*, this new novel explores non-monogamous relationships and shifting identities through the voices of three women, brought together in the quiet tension of the Swiss mountains. Told in alternating voices, Woman, Idle explores two main questions: What kind of women have I become? What kind of women do I want to be?
In the Swiss mountains, Romi and Szibilla arrive at Nora’s childhood home to find their longtime friend has retreated into silence. With Nora refusing to speak and her mother keeping them at arm’s length, Romi and Szibilla are forced into an uneasy time together over the next five days. Their mutual acquaintance will bring out their own insecurities as friends, lovers, and mothers, unexpectedly confronted with themselves and their own choices. This is a novel that masterfully blends daily-life reflections with suspense. Insightful yet easy to read, readers will be captivated by the mystery surrounding the silent woman.
Laura Vogt (Teufen, 1989) studied cultural studies and literary writing. Her debut novel, *So einfach war es also zu gehen* (2016) featured at the Solothurn Literature Days and PROSOMOVA. In 2022, we published her second novel, *Was uns betrifft (What Concerns Us)*. In addition to prose, she also writes poetry, plays, and journalistic texts. She lives with her family in eastern Switzerland.
Natalie Ferris is a writer, critic and researcher, contributing to publications such as Frieze, The Guardian, Tate Etc., Eye Magazine, The White Review, Egress and Word & Image. She is the Deputy Editor of The Cambridge Humanities Review and the English Editor of Space Architecture Journal. Her research focuses on the work of women poets, authors and theorists, such as Christine Brooke-Rose, Anna Kavan, Brigid Brophy, Muriel Spark, Iris Murdoch, Ann Quin, Franciszka Themerson and Eva Figes. She published *Abstraction in Post-War British Literature 1945-1980* (OUP) in 2022.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio)
From the creative duo who gave us *What Concerns Us*, this new novel explores non-monogamous relationships and shifting identities through the voices of three women, brought together in the quiet tension of the Swiss mountains. Told in alternating voices, Woman, Idle explores two main questions: What kind of women have I become? What kind of women do I want to be?
In the Swiss mountains, Romi and Szibilla arrive at Nora’s childhood home to find their longtime friend has retreated into silence. With Nora refusing to speak and her mother keeping them at arm’s length, Romi and Szibilla are forced into an uneasy time together over the next five days. Their mutual acquaintance will bring out their own insecurities as friends, lovers, and mothers, unexpectedly confronted with themselves and their own choices. This is a novel that masterfully blends daily-life reflections with suspense. Insightful yet easy to read, readers will be captivated by the mystery surrounding the silent woman.
Laura Vogt (Teufen, 1989) studied cultural studies and literary writing. Her debut novel, *So einfach war es also zu gehen* (2016) featured at the Solothurn Literature Days and PROSOMOVA. In 2022, we published her second novel, *Was uns betrifft (What Concerns Us)*. In addition to prose, she also writes poetry, plays, and journalistic texts. She lives with her family in eastern Switzerland.
Natalie Ferris is a writer, critic and researcher, contributing to publications such as Frieze, The Guardian, Tate Etc., Eye Magazine, The White Review, Egress and Word & Image. She is the Deputy Editor of The Cambridge Humanities Review and the English Editor of Space Architecture Journal. Her research focuses on the work of women poets, authors and theorists, such as Christine Brooke-Rose, Anna Kavan, Brigid Brophy, Muriel Spark, Iris Murdoch, Ann Quin, Franciszka Themerson and Eva Figes. She published *Abstraction in Post-War British Literature 1945-1980* (OUP) in 2022.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio)