An Evening with Victoria MacKenzie

Join us for an enthralling evening as we host Victoria MacKenzie who will be discussing her debut novel "For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain"

The novel imagines the inner lives of two mystics who meet in 1413 in Norwich: Julian of Norwich, an anchoress who has not left her cell for 23 years; and Margery Kempe, whose visions of Christ have caused her to be hounded as a heretic.

Accolades for For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain:

WINNER of the Scottish First Book of the Year 2023.

A GUARDIAN Fiction Book of the Year.

A SUNDAY TIMES Book of the Year.

A SCOTSMAN Book of the Year.

An IRISH TIMES Book of the Year.

“A tiny novel that contains multitudes … Lightly done but intensely felt, it’s mind-expanding stuff.” The Guardian, Summer Reading: 50 Brilliant Books to Discover

“An extraordinary novel about two extraordinary women … This slim novel is a pocket epic.” FRANK COTTRELL-BOYCE, The Guardian Book of the Day.

“It is an extraordinary feat of historical ventriloquism; the women’s inner lives, their religiosity, their sense of place in the world is miraculously conjured … This novel is brilliantly done.” ANTONIA SENIOR, The Times Book of the Month.

About Victoria:

"I am a fiction writer, poet and essayist based in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. I teach creative writing and offer one-to-one creative mentoring"

Tickets for the event cost £5 and include a wine or soft drink on entry. Save £1 by getting the admission +book ticket.