10 Jul: Author Event with Sophie Calon
Breaking destructive cycles: Long Going is an unflinching memoir of alcoholism, family, and resilience.
The Long Going
Thursday 10th July 7:30pm – 9pm
London Welsh Centre | WC1X 8UE
An Evening with Sophie Calon
At 50, Sophie Calon’s father was a high-flying lawyer. At 55, he was found dead in Cardiff city centre at Christmas. Meanwhile he had pinballed between tents, homeless shelters, and prison cells. Told through the eyes of his eldest child, Long Going is a lesson in how alcoholism
can consume a person – and a family.
“Moving and thought-provoking”
Louis de Bernières, author of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
This searingly honest memoir compiles Calon’s witty and vivacious narrative with letters and messages from her father, mother, and siblings, drawing readers through their struggle as Calon tries to make sense of her father’s addiction and come to terms with the grief.
