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Kate Grenville has 8 past events. (show)  〈歴史を物語る〉異文化との出会いと文学の可能性 豪現代文学傑作選『闇の河』出版記念会 Event location: 代官山・ヒルサイドバンケット: 〒150-0033 東京都渋谷区猿楽町18-8 Kate Grenville Gleebooks, Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 6:30pm Kate Grenville Presents Sarah Thornhill Kate Grenville reads from Sarah Thornhill. From the author of The Secret River, comes the sequel Sarah Thornhill. Kate Grenville takes us back to the early Australia of The Secret River and the Thornhill family. This is Sarah's story. Refreshments to follow Theatre, free Bookings phone 6262 1271 or Register online (prosperosbook) The Author Talks Kate Grenville promotes The Lieutenant. This free event is presented by the The Daily Telegraph Big Book Club and is hosted by Bowen Library. A light lunch will be served. Books will be on sale. Bookings are essential on 9314 4888. (cjoats) Guardian Review Book Club Adult Book Discussion: "The Secret River" by Kate Grenville Author Event - Kate Grenville Kate Grenville discusses The Lieutenant. Kate Grenville won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 2006 for The Secret River. Her new novel, The Lieutenant, was inspired by the 1790 notebooks of William Dawes in which he recorded his conversations with a young Gadigal woman. It is a story about a man discovering his true self in extraordinary circumstances. A special night with a gifted writer.
Cost: $5, with $5 off 'The Lieutenant' on the night.
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