{"id":2069,"date":"2022-02-14T17:03:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T17:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?p=2069"},"modified":"2022-02-14T17:04:18","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T17:04:18","slug":"mst-tutor-poet-and-novelist-helen-mort-to-speak-about-her-forthcoming-book-in-oxford-on-15-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?p=2069","title":{"rendered":"MSt tutor, poet and novelist Helen Mort, to speak about her forthcoming book in Oxford on 15 February"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the Oxford Centre for Life Writing Weinrebe Lecture, Helen Mort will discuss her forthcoming book, A Line Above the Sky<\/em>, which melds memoir and nature writing to ask why humans are drawn to danger, and how we can find freedom in pushing our limits. It is a visceral love letter to losing oneself in physicality, whether climbing a mountain or bringing a child into the world, and an unforgettable celebration of womanhood in all its forms.<\/p>\n

You can book for the lecture here<\/a>, and find more information about the book here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the Oxford Centre for Life Writing Weinrebe Lecture, Helen Mort will discuss her forthcoming book, A Line Above the Sky, which melds memoir and nature writing to ask why humans are drawn to danger, and how we can find freedom in pushing our limits. 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