Please note: This is an online event.

Join us for an evening Sarah Sentilles and Kate Mildenhall as they discuss Stranger Care.

Stranger Care is a devastating memoir about motherhood, from the award-winning author of Draw Your Weapons. After deciding not to have a biological child, American author Sarah Sentilles and her husband, Eric, try to adopt a baby through foster care. Knowing that the system aims for reunification with the birth family, they open their home to social workers who evaluate and prepare them to welcome a child into their family—even if it most likely means giving that child up. The call finally comes: a baby girl in urgent need of a foster family. They bring this newborn stranger home—but for how long?

This event is free to attend but bookings are essential as places are strictly limited.

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How to ‘attend’ a virtual event at Readings

This event commences online at 8.00pm using the video conferencing platform Zoom.

To book for this event, you must provide your email address.

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