Back to All Events

Slow Reading: Elizabeth Gilbert's The Signature of All Things

  • The Portico Library 57 Mosley Street Manchester, England, M2 3HY United Kingdom (map)

£5, includes a cup of tea or coffee. Book here.

Join us for a slow-reading workshop on Elizabeth Gilbert’s The Signature of All Things, putting the wonderful Alma Whittaker at the heart of our conversation. We’ll dip in and out of the book, rereading key passages and sharing thoughts on Alma as a rich and complex character: a woman driven by her scientific curiosity, but also shaped by her experience of love, faith, and those questions science cannot fully answer, all within the world and time she lived in. A relaxed, friendly space to enjoy the novel, whether you’re new to it or coming back with fresh eyes

Includes a tea or coffee.

With Dr Susana Sanchez-Gonzalez, HE Innovation Fellow (Libraries and Network Engagement), Creative Manchester at the University of Manchester

Earlier Event: February 11
An Introduction to Bookbinding
Later Event: February 12
The Portico Kitchen Secret Supper Club