Celebrated novelist Rod Jones will discuss his highly acclaimed semi-autobiographical novel The Mothers—a book about secrets, interweaving the intimate lives of three generations of Australian women.

Rod’s first book, Julia Paradise, was a multi-award-winner, shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award and was runner-up for the Prix Femina Étranger. It has been translated into ten languages and is now available as a Text Classic.

His four other novels, Prince of the Lilies, Billy Sunday, Nightpictures, and Swan Bay, have all either won or been shortlisted for major literary awards.

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