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The Mandibles by Lionel Shriver - April book of the month. Read and join the Facebook Live with Lionel Shriver on Wednesday 10 May, 8.30pm

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RachelMumsnet · 24/03/2017 16:01

The Mandibles is our April book of the month and we’re delighted that award-winning author Lionel Shriver will be joining us on Facebook for a live chat on Wednesday 10 May, 8.30pm

Set in a near future USA where the dollar has become worthless, this is the story of the Mandibles family. Once super-wealthy, they are forced to come to terms with the fact their inheritance has turned to ash and, as the effects of the economic collapse begin to hit, they are faced with the sheer challenge of survival.

In this novel Lionel Shriver once again proves she’s one of the greatest social commentators in literature. She tackles big issues (global economy, race, class) but always with her trademark dry wit - in fact this is arguably her funniest novel to date.

Amendment: Lionel Shriver is now joining us to answer your questions on Facebook LIVE from 8.30pm on Wednesday 10 May

Please see our post further down the thread for more information

The Mandibles by Lionel Shriver - April book of the month. Read and join the Facebook Live with Lionel Shriver on Wednesday 10 May, 8.30pm
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RachelMumsnet · 30/03/2017 13:06

The book giveaway is now closed and we'll be informing all those who have been allocated books before the end of the day. If you haven't been one of the lucky 50 this month, please do still buy a copy and read ahead of the webchat with Lionel on 3 May.

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RachelMumsnet · 18/04/2017 09:49

Apologies - I was away on annual leave last week and only just picked up the mails / messages to say the books haven't arrived. I'm just chasing the publisher now and will let you know as soon as I hear back.

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RachelMumsnet · 21/04/2017 09:40

It's great to hear that the books have now arrived. We're delighted that Lionel Shriver has agreed to put the webchat back a week so you have more time to read. Please put the date in your diary to join the webchat on Wednesday 10th May, 9-10pm.

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RachelMumsnet · 05/05/2017 11:22

We hope you've now had chance to read The Mandibles.

This month we're changing the usual webchat format and we're thrilled to announce that Lionel Shriver will be LIVE on Facebook where she'll be answering your questions about The Mandibles and her other writing.

We'd love you to join us on Facebook at 8.30pm on Wednesday 10 May to put your questions to Lionel. All you have to do is like the Mumsnet page and comment on the video feed. Lionel will be with us for approx 20 mins and we'll aim to get through as many of your questions as possible in that time.

If you're unable to join us live, fear not! Post your Qs up here before midday on Wednesday 10th and we'll aim to get them to Lionel during the live event. You can then watch the video at anytime after the event on Facebook - or from Book of the month page where the whole video will be streamed from Thursday morning.

If you have any questions about the format - do post on this thread. We hope you agree this is a great opportunity and a brilliant way to get your questions to the author.

Hope to see you next Wednesday (10th May) at 8.30pm

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RachelMumsnet · 10/05/2017 21:14

We're SO Sorry about the tech glitch. After our Facebook Live disaster we did manage to record a video with Lionel answering a few of your questions which we've now uploaded to the Mumsnet Facebook page here We'll try and upload to this thread tomorrow. We're so sorry she didn't manage to get through more - it was the third time we'd tried! A huge thanks to Lionel who was so cool and collected despite our tech difficulties and promises to come back again to talk about her new book which is coming out next year. Maybe we'll stick to the webchat next time Wink

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RachelMumsnet · 18/04/2018 21:03

I realise you all missed out on the webchat with Lionel last year. The good news is, she's agreed to join us tomorrow evening for a webchat, so if you still have a burning question about The Mandibles (I'm still recommending it to people a year on!), or you want to ask about her other novels or hear about her first collection of short stories (which she talks about in the webchat) then please join us tomorrow evening on this thread.

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