with Victoria Bennett. Memoir, grief, and gardening.

Written By Emily Anderson
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First broadcast 5 June 2023

Victoria Bennett is a writer and creative producer. Her work includes poetry, non-fiction, video-game narrative, creative writing facilitation, and publishing.

I speak to Victoria about the experience of grief as being unfinished, with a focus on her memoir ⁠All My Wild Mothers⁠ (Hachette, 2023). In the memoir Victoria describes the loss of several members of her family, her experiences of motherhood, and the process of creating a garden full of wonder with her young son.

Links of interest

All My Wild Mothers:⁠ https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/victoria-bennett/all-my-wild-mothers/9781529398618/⁠

Wild Women Press: ⁠http://www.wildwomenpress.com/⁠

Women Who Run with the Wolves: ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_Who_Run_with_the_Wolves

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