{"product_id":"tuppence-middleton","title":"Tuppence Middleton: Scorpions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe festival is delighted to welcome celebrated actress and Queen's Park local Tuppence Middleton to talk about her acclaimed memoir \u003cem\u003eScorpions\u003c\/em\u003e in which she shares her experiences of living with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTuppence's film and television appearances include \u003cem\u003eThe Imitation Game, Downton Abbey, War \u0026amp; Peace \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eBlack Mirror. \u003c\/em\u003eIn 2025 she played Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux in the stage adaptation of her autobiographical novel \u003cem\u003eThe Years.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince its publication, \u003cem\u003eScorpions\u003c\/em\u003e has been celebrated as a rare and moving account of living with one of society's most misunderstood disorders. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"My mind is full of scorpions. A cerebral itch, impossible to scratch. I know these creatures well, but they know me better. They answer to another name, this nest of scorpions, the writhing black mass that lives inside my head…\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eskilful, poetic and bleakly funny account \u003c\/span\u003eof coping with a lifelong condition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e ― \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaturday 5th September, 5:30pm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Queen's Park Book Festival","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60449708835150,"sku":"2807477","price":11.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/4825\/4542\/files\/Tuppence_Mobile.jpg?v=1787138601","url":"https:\/\/queensparkbookfestival.co.uk\/products\/tuppence-middleton","provider":"Queen's Park Book Festival","version":"1.0","type":"link"}