{"id":1537,"date":"2018-09-16T13:01:09","date_gmt":"2018-09-16T13:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?p=1537"},"modified":"2019-01-24T13:02:12","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T13:02:12","slug":"mst-tutor-roopa-farooki-at-the-margate-bookie-literary-festival-29-sept-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?p=1537","title":{"rendered":"MSt tutor Roopa Farooki at the Margate Bookie Literary Festival , 29 Sept 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MSt tutor Roopa Farooki will be appearing at the Margate Bookie Literary Festival<\/a><\/p>\n

From the announcement:<\/p>\n

“29 September, 1-2pm, Turner Contemporary Art Gallery: MY FAMILY AND OTHER SECRETS<\/p>\n

Meet three writers whose books are about difficult dads, manipulative mums and the trials (and joys!) of being a second-generation immigrant.<\/p>\n

Roopa Farooki<\/a>\u00a0discusses\u00a0The Good Children<\/i>, about a monstrous mother’s browbeating her offspring into \u2018ideal kids\u2019.<\/p>\n

Jess Kidd<\/a>\u00a0talks about the inspiration behind\u00a0The Hoarder<\/i>, set in a house collapsing under the weight of its terrible memories.<\/span><\/p>\n

And\u00a0Alice Fitzgerald<\/a>\u00a0tells us about\u00a0Her Mother\u2019s Daughter<\/i>, a dark tale about how family deceit proves too much for one mother and her 10-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n

Join us for readings, author questions and lots of talking.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MSt tutor Roopa Farooki will be appearing at the Margate Bookie Literary Festival From the announcement: “29 September, 1-2pm, Turner Contemporary Art Gallery: MY FAMILY AND OTHER SECRETS Meet three writers whose books are about difficult dads, manipulative mums and the trials (and joys!) of being a second-generation immigrant. 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