Melissa Harrison - in conversation - 'The Given World'

Join award-winning novelist and nature writer Melissa Harrison to celebrate the publication of her luminous new novel, The Given World. Join award-winning novelist and nature writer Melissa Harrison to celebrate the publication of her luminous new novel, The Given World. Set in the ancient Welm Valley, where a river begins to behave strangely and a shared dream unsettles an entire community, The Given World is a beautifully observed story of belonging, memory, loss and the enduring connections between people and place. Rich in atmosphere, humanity and the natural world, The Given World confirms Melissa Harrison as one of Britain's finest contemporary writers. Melissa Harrison is the author of All Among the Barley, winner of the European Prize for Literature. Her work has been shortlisted for the Costa Book Award and the Wainwright Prize, and longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction.