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  • Date and time: Friday 7 June 2019, 7.30pm to 8.30pm
  • Location: The Lakehouse, Ron Cooke Hub, Campus East, University of York (Map)
  • Audience: Open to the public
  • Admission: Free admission, booking required

Event details

From the playgrounds of Glasgow to the villages of Bangladesh; from religious rites to ancient superstitions; from the world's richest people to its powerless and enslaved, author Lorna Gibb presents a global portrait of people without children.

Join the author of Childless Voices as she discusses an issue that affects millions of people across the world. Through moving and surprising stories of longing, loss, resistance and choice, Lorna explores a subject that touches everyone.

About the speaker

Dr Lorna Gibb is the author of biographies of Rebecca West and Lady Hester Stanhope as well as the author of the novel A Ghost's Story. She is a Senior Lecturer in Media and Creative Writing at Middlesex University.

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Venue details

  • Wheelchair accessible