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There were bricks thrown through the window.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the conversation continued, it&nbsp;was revealed that Evaristo has a background in theatre as co-founder of the first theatre for black women in the 1980s which promoted young black women writers and actors &#8211; and was how she first met Jackie Kay.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bernardine talks about her \u2018bloody mindedness\u2019 as a writer, doing things her own way and creating her own path. She suggests Jackie is similar and Jackie links this back to their upbringings and the journeys they\u2019ve both been on.<\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 Manchester Lit Fest (@McrLitFest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McrLitFest\/status\/1447655115662450696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Speaking about her Memoir, <em>Manifesto: On Never Giving Up,&nbsp;<\/em>Evaristo said: \u201cI never planned to write a memoir because I am a very private person, but winning the Booker [Prize] changed that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Manifesto<\/em> is a book that is separated into multiple sections that explore her creative process, as well as her childhood and relationships.<\/p>\n<p>Evaristo\u2019s relationship with her father is heavily looked at in the book, as well as her grieving of his death.<\/p>\n<p>Kay described the Memoir as \u201csomething extraordinary, [with something] uplifting and brave about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Seeing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BernardineEvari?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BernardineEvari<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackieKayPoet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JackieKayPoet<\/a> in conversation at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HOME_mcr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HOME_mcr<\/a> in Manchester this evening was incredible. Entire audience was spellbound by these two brilliant, generous writers.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tAnd an extra joy was spotting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HannahChukwuu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HannahChukwuu<\/a> and getting to say hello in person! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wuyd7HEOvV\">pic.twitter.com\/Wuyd7HEOvV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 Okechukwu Nzelu (@NzeluWrites) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NzeluWrites\/status\/1447668913903374337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Discussing winning the <a href=\"https:\/\/thebookerprizes.com\/the-booker-library\/prize-years\/2019\">Booker Prize<\/a>, she said: \u201cIt was serial and I don\u2019t hide my huge enjoyment of gaining more readers and getting the attention of readers I wanted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But the thing about writing fiction is everyone thinks you\u2019re writing about yourself. 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