Acclaimed author Kate Grenville and archaeologist Judy Powell will be in conversation with Melanie Myers at the Eumundi School of Arts, discussing her book One Life: My Mother's Story.

When Kate Grenville’s mother died she left behind many fragments of memoir. These were the starting point for One Life, the story of a woman whose life spanned a century of tumult and change. In many ways Nance’s story echoes that of many mothers and grandmothers, for whom the spectacular shifts of the twentieth century offered a path to new freedoms and choices. 

Kate Grenville is one of Australia’s most celebrated writers. Her bestselling novels, which have won many awards and have been published around the world, include The Secret River (shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize), Lilian’s Story, The Idea of Perfection, The Lieutenant and Sarah Thornhill. Her non-fiction includes the family history that informed The Secret River, Searching for The Secret River, and her recent book, One Life: My Mother’s Story.

This is a Sunshine Hinterland Writers Centre event.