Lottie Williams-Finding Joy in Grief

10.30 at the Castle Hotel

Join award winning writer and writing for wellbeing practitioner Lottie Williams as she speaks about her debut book, The Edge of Everything.  Written in the year following her father’s sudden death, Lottie seeks to capture the glimmers of beauty and hope which can be found all around her; in Yorkshire where she was born, in the Cambridgeshire Fens of her childhood, and as an adult in Wales.  Through essays and poetry, each attached to specific places, she interweaves her own memories with those of her young family, as though bereavement has intensified her awareness for how fleeting, and wonderful, life is. Described as an Everyman experience, the themes are empathetically universal.

“Grief is never far away, prompting Williams to contemplate the big questions about time, human existence, and environmental fragility.  But far from plunging into melancholy, her questing and attentiveness to nature serves to intensify an appreciation and love for her family, friends and this planet, and help her to navigate loss.  What emerges is a poignant celebration of life, and living in the moment” – Julie Brominicks.

“There are writers whose antennae are more finely attuned, able to sense and see a fuller richer world – to feel that small breath of wind, delight in the twmpath dance of butterflies or see ‘honeyed coconut flares’ where some might only note gorse flowers” – Jon Gower.

Ticket & Access information

The earlybird price of £8.00 will continue until the 31 st March, it will then increase to £10.00, unless you live within 10 miles of Llandovery in which case it will remain at £8.00, you can buy the reduced tickets at the shop..

You will be able to collect or buy your very special tickets, an artwork in themselves, from the bookshop, if you buy your tickets online make sure you click local collection or you will be charged for postage, you may want to print off a copy of your order.

The Castle Hotel is fully accessible.

This session has been kindly sponsored by Llandovery Oesteopathy  https://www.llandoveryosteopathy.co.uk/