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Registration is required

Register at: https://bit.ly/scenesfromatragedy

This event is part of the Sefydliad Diwylliannol - Cultural Institute series

Speaker

Carole Hailey

Speaker's Biography

Carole Hailey abandoned a career as a lawyer to study first an MA then a PhD in Creative Writing (the latter at Swansea University). 'Scenes from a Tragedy' is her second novel. Carole’s debut novel, The Silence Project', was published in 2023 and was a BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick, a Waterstones’ and Independent Booksellers’ Book of the Month and was shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Christopher Bland Prize. Carole lives in Wales with her husband and two rescue dogs.

From: 19 Feb 2026, 6 p.m.
To: 19 Feb 2026, 7 p.m.
Location: Taliesin Create, Swansea University, Singleton Park, SA2 8PZ, Swansea

'Scenes from a Tragedy' by Carole Hailey

When journalist Carly Atherton decides to investigate Daniel Taylor, the pilot of a mysteriously crashed plane, the only family member who will speak to her is his sister.

Glamorous and self-assured, Izzy Taylor seems happy to take Carly into her confidence, filling her in on Daniel’s family history and the events leading up to the crash.

But when Daniel’s widow finally agrees to an interview, everything Izzy has said is called into question, and Carly realizes she has been drawn into a story far darker than she could possibly have imagined.

Because the bonds that shape us can also tear us apart – and sometimes there are monsters living among us, hiding in plain sight…

In partnership with Atlantic Books and Cover to Cover Bookshop
*Please note: Event delivered in English

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Contact: Cultural Institute (Email: cultural-institute@swansea.ac.uk)

Website: https://bit.ly/scenesfromatragedy

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