Sally Bayley: "The Green Lady: A Spirit, A Story, A Place"

Biographers in Conversation · Jun 4, 2025 · 59m

In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, the critically acclaimed author, Oxford scholar, literature teacher and performer Dr Sally Bayley chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about The Green Lady: A Spirit, A Story, A Place.

Part memoir, part fiction, The Green Lady is an experimental mix of biography, fiction and family history.

Here’s what you’ll discover in this episode:

The Green Lady explores a child’s search for artistic education and a sense of self. Lyrical and playful, Sally Bayley’s writing transports readers into an eccentric world of teachers, guardians and guiding spirits…