An evening with...John Niven in conversation with James Dean Bradfield

We are thrilled to welcome John Niven back to Abergavenny in celebration of his new novel, The Fathers.

Scalpel-sharp yet laced with compassion, this wry look at modern fatherhood finds the lives of two very different dads brought together by tragedy.

John joins us to discuss his work with James Dean Bradfield, and answer audience questions, followed by a signing.

About The Fathers

In a busy maternity ward, first-time father Dan meets Jada, a dad welcoming his fifth – no, sixth? child into the world. Dan and Jada come from very different places: both called Glasgow. Dan is a successful TV writer with a townhouse in the West End and a shiny Tesla ready to drive his wife and baby home. Jada is a, small-time criminal who is already planning how to separate Dan from some of the luxuries Jada has never been able to enjoy in his tiny flat in a Brutalist sixties council block.
Both men find that the birth of their sons has fired their ambitions. Dan plans to walk away from his saccharine TV success and finally knuckle down to writing that novel. While, for Jada, it’s the opportunity for one last get-rich-quick scheme – ripping off a local airport. When tragedy occurs, their worlds are brought closer than either could have imagined – close enough that it could mean destruction for both of them.

About the author

JOHN NIVEN is the author of eleven novels, including K*ll Your Friends, The Second Coming and Straight White Male. He has written a memoir, O Brother, and as a screenwriter his credits include The Trip, K*ll Your Friends and How to Build a Girl.

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