Unspoken Histories

Two extraordinary novels, two buried histories.

In Laleh Khadivi's Female Life on Planet Earth, a daughter uncovers photographs revealing her mother's hidden past in Iran.

In Minbak, Ela Lee follows three generations of women whose lives are shaped by dictatorship, displacement and long-held secrets, from South Korea to London.

In conversation with Sarah Shaffi, Lee and Khadivi discuss mothers and daughters, political upheaval, inherited trauma and the emotional cost of uncovering the truth.

There will be a book signing after this event.