Liz Nugent

Liz Nugent

Liz Nugent has worked in Irish film, theater, and television for most of her adult life. She is an award-winning writer of radio and television drama and has written critically acclaimed short stories both for children and adults, as well as the bestselling novels Unraveling Oliver, Lying in Wait, and Little Cruelties. She lives in Dublin and has won four Irish Book Awards, as well as the James Joyce Medal for Literature.

Website: liznugent.com
Instagram: @liznugentwriter
Facebook: @liz.nugent.399

FESTIVAL BOOK

Strange Sally Diamond

<strong>The internationally bestselling author of<em> Lying in Wait </em>returns with a wickedly dark, twisted, and brilliantly observed new novel about an enigmatic woman confronting her unknown past.</strong>

Reclusive Sally Diamond causes outrage by trying to incinerate her dead father. Now she’s the center of attention, not only from the hungry media and police detectives, but also a sinister voice from a past she does not remember. As she begins to discover the horrors of her early childhood, Sally steps into the world for the first time, making new friends, big decisions, and learning that people don’t always mean what they say.

But who is the man observing Sally from the other side of the world, and why does he call her Mary? And why does her new neighbor seem to be obsessed with her? Sally’s trust issues are about to be severely challenged in this “inventive, addictive, and bold” (<em>Publishers Weekly</em>, starred review) thriller.

<strong>GET THE BOOK</strong>

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<strong>BE CURIOUSER</strong>
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<li>Liz Nugent hits her stride with fifth novel, <em>Strange Sally Diamond – </em><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41090089.html">Irish Examiner</a></li>
<li>“Nugent outdoes herself in this chilling exploration of her title character’s pitch-black past.” – <a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-5011-8971-5">Publishers Weekly</a></li>
<li>Liz Nugent’s Top 10 First Lines in Fiction – <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/05/top-10-first-lines-in-fiction-liz-nugent-strange-sally-diamond">The Guardian</a></li>
<li>Celebrity Praise – <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001krt1/between-the-covers-series-6-episode-4">BBC2’s Between the Covers</a></li>
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ALL EVENTS WITH Liz Nugent

9:30 AM
Bloody Strong Tea starring Louise Candlish, Shari Lapena & Liz Nugent
Oct 13 @ 9:30 AM MT - 10:45 AM MT

Memorial Park Library, 2nd Floor

1221 2 St SW
12 PM
The Most Thrilling Lunch
Oct 13 @ 12 PM MT - 1:30 PM MT

119 12 Ave SW

119 12 Ave SW
1 PM
The Way We... Unnerve Each Other
Oct 15 @ 1 PM MT - 2:15 PM MT

DJD Dance Centre

111 12 Ave SE

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1 PM
SOLD OUT - Wordfest & Taylor Centre  for the Performing Arts  Present Matty Matheson
Nov 16 @ 1 PM MT - 2:30 PM MT

Bella Concert Hall, The Taylor Centre for the Performing Arts @ MRU

18 Mt Royal Cir SW
7 PM
Wordfest Presents Marc Garneau
Nov 19 @ 7 PM MT - 8:15 PM MT

Memorial Park Library, 2nd Floor

1221 2 St SW
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7 PM
Wordfest Presents Jody Wilson-Raybould
Nov 27 @ 7 PM MT - 8:15 PM MT

Memorial Park Library, 2nd Floor

1221 2 St SW
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