Jarred McGinnis talks to Colin Grant

A gripping discussion with the winner of the Eccles Institute & Hay Festival Global Writer’s Award, Jarred McGinnis. McGinnis talks about his memoir There is No Meant to Be, a family epic of love, masculinity and secrets, with British author and historian Colin Grant, who has written extensively about families in the aftermath of Empire.

In the memoir, McGinnis takes us on a journey to unearth the legends surrounding his Irish ancestors, his mother’s gift of foresight, and life as a survivor of the near-fatal accident that left him in a wheelchair. McGinnis was named one of the British Council and National Centre for Writing’s 10 best emerging writers in 2021.