The Encephalitis Podcast Ep 25 - Abi Morgan: Author of ’This is Not a Pity Memoir’

Award-winning playwright and screenwriter Abi Morgan joins Dr Ava Easton in this edition of the Encephalitis Podcast.

Abi, who is perhaps best known for the films Suffragette, The Iron Lady and Shame, is now an author, having recently published, This is Not a Pity Memoir.

The book tells the story of her husband when he develops Anti-NMDAR encephalitis, the impact his illness had on their family, and also Abi’s own illness.

Ava said: “I devoured this book. It’s incredibly written, profoundly insightful and, at times, brutally authentic. But also, as Abi says, not a pity memoir, but a love story.”

We hope you enjoy this wonderful conversation!

This is Not a Pity Memoir is available from all online good bookshops.

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