Love in Exile

'We ache for love, but love eludes us...' In her new book 'Love in Exile', Shon Faye examines how society's ideals of love are increasingly dictated by consumer capitalism, a force that excludes and marginalises those who refuse to conform. Drawing on her personal experiences as a trans woman, Faye explores the many dimensions of love—romantic, platonic, familial and self-love—while critiquing the narrow ideals that pressure individuals to reshape themselves to fit into them.

Faye will speak to Polari First Book prize-winning author Nicola Dinan, about her wise, funny and radically clear-eyed work. They will discuss the profound call to reclaim love, reminding us that recognising and embracing love in whatever form it takes, is the meaning of life itself.