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What happens when shame and secrets meet?

November 13, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

$15 – $20

Find out when acclaimed Perth crime writer Sara Foster talks to Dr Robyn Walton about her latest mystery,  You Don’t Know Me, out November with Simon & Schuster.

Sara’s stunning new thriller revolves about the burden of shame and the disastrous consequences of hiding secrets.

Sara Foster was born and raised in England, and moved to Australia in 2004. She has published four other novels: Come Back to MeBeneath the ShadowsShallow Breath and All That is Lost Between Us. She lives near Perth with her husband and two young daughters, and is currently a doctoral candidate with Curtin University.

Robyn Walton, Vice-President of Sisters in Crime, has a PhD in English Literature and has taught English and cultural history at universities in both Sydney and Melbourne. She won the Vogel for a collection of short fictions and her short stories have been published in journals and Australian Short Stories. She is currently experimenting with ‘creative non-fiction’, essays that combine research into Australian artworks with her own reflections and life. Robyn reviews books for several publications and interviews authors for the Sisters in Crime website.

5.30 for 6pm, Wednesday 13 November

Venue: Melbourne Athenaeum Library, 1st Floor, 188 Collins St., Melbourne

Sun Bookshop stall: Sisters in Crime members receive a 10% discount

Cost: $15 (members of the Melbourne Athenaeum Library & Sisters in Crime; concession); $20

Bookings: By Tuesday 12 November, as seating is limited:  https://www.trybooking.com/BFNDK

 

Venue

Melbourne Athenaeum Library
First Floor, 188 Collins St
Melbourne, Vic 3000 Australia
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Phone
03 9650 3100