An Evening With Lottie Hazell
"There is so much to devour in Piglet: set scenes of stomach-churning awkwardness, razor-sharp analysis of class, even an unforgettable description of food on the verge of rot." - Sunday Times
Join author Lottie Hazell in conversation with Gina Tonic as she discusses Piglet – a ferocious, propulsive and cunningly crafted debut in which learning an unexpected truth about her husband-to-be sends a woman on a hungry and searing journey of self-revelation.
Hosted at PINK, Studios in Stockport, this is the perfect evening for insatiable readers, with plenty of time for questions and conversation.
About PIGLET
‘If I owned a bookstore, I’d hand-sell Piglet to everyone’ New York Times Book Review
‘A dark, weird, satisfying tale about greed and desire’ i News
Her life is so full, so why is she hungry?
For Piglet – an unshakable childhood nickname – getting married is her opportunity to reinvent herself. Together, Kit and Piglet are the picture of domestic bliss – effortless hosts, planning a covetable wedding...
But if a life looks too good to be true, it probably is.
Thirteen days before they are due to be married, Kit reveals an awful truth, cracking the façade Piglet has created. It has the power to strip her of the life she has so carefully built, so smugly shared.
To do something about it would be to self-destruct. But what will it cost her to do nothing?
As the hours count down to their wedding, Piglet is torn between a growing appetite and the desire to follow the recipe, follow the rules. Surely, with her husband, she could be herself again. Wouldn’t it be a waste for everything to curdle now?
About Lottie Hazell
Lottie Hazell is a writer, contemporary literature scholar, and board game designer living in Warwickshire.
She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Loughborough University and her research considers food writing in twenty-first century fiction. Piglet is her first novel.
About Gina Tonic
Gina Tonic is a culture and sex writer from South Wales who has been named “the writer and editor empowering a generation of fat babes” by Dazed Beauty.
She was also named as a part of Generation Change by MTV. Holding the role of Senior Editor and podcast host at Polyester Zine, Gina records and commissions weekly content focusing on cultural critique and internet discourse through a feminist lens.
Gina is also the author of Greedy Guts.