What does it mean to live, love, and remember while a war is still unfolding? And how do women tell their stories when the world is watching but not always listening?
In this special event Yuliia Iliukha, author of My Women (winner of BBC News Ukraine Book of the Year 2024), joins us in Bath for a rare visit from Graz, Austria. In conversation with acclaimed journalist and author Felicity Spector (Bread and War: A Ukrainian Story of Food, Bravery and Hope), they will reflect on women’s lives during wartime, how culture endures under pressure, and why women’s voices are essential to understanding war beyond the headlines. Don't miss this intimate, powerful conversation about resilience, creativity, and the human cost of conflict.
This event will be followed by a book signing, supported by Mr B’s Emporium of Books.
Standard: £12 | Open Concession: £10
About Yuliia Ilukha
Yuliia Iliukha is an award-winning writer and journalist born in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. She is the author of several books for adults and children. Her collection of short fiction My Women was shortlisted for EBRD Literature Prize 2025.
‘Here is a book that makes music of conscience, that finds rhythm in a time of fear’ Ilya Kaminsky (on My Women)
About Felicity Spector
A senior producer for Channel 4 News, Felicity Spector has been a television journalist for 34 years, starting her career covering the fall of the Communist bloc and the end of the old Soviet Union. She was appointed as ITN Moscow producer in 1990-91 and visited Ukraine when it declared independence.