Sat, Oct 31  •  4:30pm

Motherline

Marie NDiaye and Amanda Peters

Hear a conversation on womanhood and being a mother

Fiction
Conversation
Pass Required
Passes available
Motherline
Motherline

Sat, Oct 31  •  4:30pm

Motherline

Marie NDiaye and Amanda Peters

Hear a conversation on womanhood and being a mother

Conversation
Fiction
Pass Required
Passes available

About

What do we inherit from the women who came before us—and what happens when that inheritance refuses to stay buried? Join Marie NDiaye, acclaimed French author of The Witch (translated by Jordan Stump), and Amanda Peters, author of The Birthing Tree, as they share stories about family, motherhood, tradition and the secrets that shape generations. In NDiaye’s dreamlike novel, a mother passes a mysterious power down to her daughters, confronting questions of womanhood, liberation and the fragile bonds between generations. Peters follows a woman returning home after her grandmother’s death, uncovering long-held family secrets and reconnecting with the traditions and women who shaped her life. This insightful conversation between the two authors will explore the mysteries of inheritance—what we carry from our mothers and grandmothers, what we choose to reject, and what it means to find our way back to ourselves.

Generously supported by The Mary Jane and Paul Torrie Foundation.

From the award-winning and bestselling author of The Berry Pickers, an unforgettable novel of family, legacy and secrets, following one woman as she confronts buried truths, lost love and the fragile future she alone must protect “My mother died pushing me into the world. . . . I don’t know if I saw her face or if she saw mine.

Published by HarperCollins Canada

SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE In a small, sleepy town, a mediocre witch, in a mediocre marriage, tries to pass on her gifts to her twin daughters, who, it becomes immediately apparent, have skills far beyond her own. "The Witch is classic NDiaye. Taut, spellbinding and strange, it unfolds with the disturbed logic of a fever dream." —The New York Times "The Witch is Marie NDiaye at her most dazzling.

Published by Penguin Random House Canada

Marie NDiaye is one of France’s most acclaimed contemporary writers. She published her first novel at seventeen and has since written numerous novels, plays, and short stories.

Amanda Peters is a writer of Mi’kmaq and settler ancestry and a member of Glooscap First Nation. Her debut novel, The Berry Pickers, was the winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, the Barnes and Noble Discover Prize, the Dartmouth Book Award and the Crime Writers of Canada Best Crime First Novel Award, and was shortlisted for the Amazon Canada First Novel Award and the Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize.

Dates & Times

Sat, Oct 31
4:30pm
5:30pm
A book signing will follow this event

Tickets

Full Festival Pass
SOLD OUT
Regular $159
Under 30 $79
5-Day Festival Pass
Includes 5-day festival events. Excludes Masterclasses.
Regular $159
Under 30 $79
2-Day Weekend
Includes all Victoria University events. Excludes Winter Garden Theatre events and Masterclasses.
Regular $69
Under 30 $39
1-Day Saturday
Includes all Saturday events.
Excludes Masterclasses.
Regular $39
Under 30 $29
Pass Information
5-Day Festival Pass includes Barbara Kingsolver and East West Street: A Song of Good & Evil .
2-Day Weekend and 1-Day Passes do not include Winter Garden Theatre events.

Venue

Alumni Hall, Victoria College
91 Charles St W, Toronto, ON

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