The Black Monk: Charlotte Grimshaw
One of our most celebrated writers returns with a part psychological thriller, part family saga, The Black Monk, Charlotte Grimshaw’s first novel since her sensational memoir The Mirror Book. Children’s book writer Alice is confronted by her brother’s spiral into addiction and the memories evoked by their shared past.
Charlotte joins Elisabeth Easther to discuss her daring new novel, which explores shame, addiction, truth and the stories we tell to survive.
Read The Spinoff's article about Charlotte's 'mind-bending, impressionistic, genius,' here, and the New Zealand Review of Books review of The Black Monk here.
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Charlotte Grimshaw
Charlotte Grimshaw is the author of eleven critically acclaimed books to date, encompassing novels, short stories and me
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Elisabeth Easther
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