Novelist Yvvette Edwards talks to Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo about her latest book, Good Good Loving. It tells the story of a family gathered around the deathbed of matriarch Ellen. There, they assess Ellen’s failings, as she looks back on the dramatic turning points of her life, and the heartbreak and sacrifices she has made.
Edwards and Evaristo discuss writing about multigenerational families, putting women at the centre of their work, and what it means to be a writer today. Edwards’ previous novels include the Booker Prize-longlisted A Cupboard Full of Coats. Evaristo, who won the Booker Prize for Girl, Woman, Other, is President Emerita of the Royal Society of Literature.
