The Left-Behind Child: An evening with Romalyn Ante

Join poet Romalyn Ante on an evening of an author's talk and discussion on her debut novel, The Left-Behind Child (Chatto & Windus).

The Left Behind Child is a story of an eleven-year-old girl, Neneng, who had to overcome the pressure and pain of growing up when her mother, Rosa, left the Philippines to work as a nurse in Oman and the UK. It is a story about sacrifice, family, and how distance and time can shape our relationships with others and with ourselves.

Speaker & chair biographies

Romalyn Ante FRSL is an award-winning Filipino-born British poet, novelist, and editor. She is based in the Midlands and currently sits on the editorial board for Poetry London. Romalyn was born and raised in Lipa, Philippines, and migrated to the UK in 2005. She writes in English as her second language. In 2012, she began writing poetry seriously after becoming a registered nurse.

Prof. John Sidel is Director of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre, and the Sir Patrick Gillam Professor of International and Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

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