When priest, teacher and writer, Marie-Elsa Bragg, was just six years old her mother took her own life. Many years later Marie-Elsa returns to that night. Going back to that moment, inhabiting this defining tragedy during a retreat resulted in her book Sleeping Letters. She explains how spirituality and space allowed her to explore grief, healing and creativity. Sleeping Letters (Chatto & Windus) Part of the first West St Words festival at Ashburton Arts Centre 11 15 December 2024 ashburtonarts.org.uk See Access, Tickets & Finding Us http://ashburtonarts.org.uk/access-booking-tickets-parking-finding-us/ for more about why there are three ticket prices, plus other useful info about coming to events at Ashburton Arts Centre.