Book Launch: All of Us Atoms

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Holly Dawson in conversation with Juliet Nicolson

'You tell me we are made of seven billion billion billion atoms. I can feel every one of them as I write this all down. It's a rush to feel that, like falling in love. Remembering is like falling in love with you, with us, again and again.'

Join us for the launch of Holly Dawson's memoir 'All of Us Atoms', a luminous and deeply moving debut that explores memory, identity and the stories that shape us.

As the author confronts the possibility of losing her memory, she turns inward, retracing the defining moments of her life—from childhood to motherhood, loss and ill-health. In a lyrical fusion of narrative voices, she introduces us to her many selves: the Daughter, the Sister, the Dancer, the Gardener, the Mother, the Girl-Who-Read-Woolf, and more. Each fragment refracts memory, both real and imaginary, mundane and profound, revealing the beauty and fragility of our memories and their distortion over time. This tender portrait reminds us that we are not made of one story, but of many.

Be among the first to hear this exceptional new literary voice and experience a reading and conversation that promises to be as intimate, expansive and unforgettable as the book itself.

City Books will be selling copies of the book and running a book signing with the author.

“Raw, brave and compelling - the sentences fizz with brilliance and beauty” - Helena Bonham Carter
“I loved this memoir. The smarts, lyricisms, surprises and deep humanity of it all.” Susie Orbach
“Brilliant, brave, wild and marvellous” - Juliet Nicolson
In partnership with Canongate and City Books