And Other Stories Book Club: Hanne Ørstavik
Join author Hanne Ørstavik for a special And Other Stories Book Club marking the release of her new novel, Stay with Me, with Catherine Taylor.
Hanne Ørstavik first brought chills to her readers with her international bestseller Love, published in an English translation by And Other Stories in 2019, in which a disaffected and lonely young mother and her bewildered nine-year-old son Jon cross each other’s paths one long winter night.
In her next book, the moving and radically honest Ti Amo, a writer comes to terms with the imminent death of her beloved husband.
In her new novel, Stay with Me, Ørstavik returns to her theme of love, this time exploring how it can be intertwined with insecurity, fear and violence. How do you recognise love if fear is the feeling you know?
An unconditional searching for self and truth electrifies this novel about finding out who the one you love really is, and who you really are.
Need to know
Each ticket includes a copy of Stay with Me (RRP £14.99). The book must be collected on the night of the event, as we’re unable to distribute copies afterwards.
For your visit
This event is held at the Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre
The Royal Festival Hall is open six days a week.
Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 11pm
Monday, closed.
Plan your visit
The Royal Festival Hall is home to our largest auditorium as well as The Clore Ballroom, National Poetry Library, Members’ Lounge, Festival Bar & Kitchen, Ballroom Cafe and Skylon restaurant.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
On Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen which opens out onto our Riverside Terrace. You can grab a coffee and a slice of freshly made cake from our Ballroom Cafe. Or alternatively enjoy destination dining in the restaurant at Skylon.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.