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North London Literary Festival - How to Have a Magnificent Midlife Crisis

  • Alexandra Palace Alexandra Palace Way London, England N22 7AY United Kingdom (map)

Join bestselling author and women’s health campaigner Kate Muir and award-winning novelist and and gardening columnist Charlotte Mendelson for a lively conversation about navigating and celebrating midlife.

Kate Muir is renowned for her groundbreaking work on menopause, including two award-winning Channel 4 documentaries with Davina McCall. Her latest book, How to Have a Magnificent Midlife Crisis, reframes the “second half” of life as a time of transformation, offering reassurance, expertise, and practical guidance to help women thrive.

Charlotte Mendelson’s acclaimed novels, includingThe Exhibitionist (2022) andWife (2024), explore midlife as a moment of truth. Her characters wrestle with years of self-denial and the urgent question of identity, dramatising the tension between duty and self-fulfilment in stories that are both painfully funny and deeply resonant.

Age recommendation 14+

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