Base Notes: The Scents of a Life with Adelle Stripe

Tracing a sensory journey through her youth growing up in the North of England in the late 20th century, Adelle Stripe explores memories of frustrated mothers and reckless daughters, dead-end jobs and brief encounters, through the prism of the vintage perfumes that have made their mark on her along the way. Join Adelle for a discussion of her innovative and witty memoir of working-class womanhood, Base Notes: The Scents of a Life.

Adelle Stripe is the author of Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile which was shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize and the Portico Prize, and the Sunday Times Bestselling biography of the band Fat White Family, Ten Thousand Apologies. She lives in Calderdale.

Chaired by Claire Malcolm, New Writing North.

All tickets include a drink on arrival. Our book-and-ticket offer also includes a hardback copy of the book.

In partnership with the bound (Forum Books).