Past Event Conversation

Shankari Chandran: Safe Haven

Miles Franklin–winning novelist Shankari Chandran (Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens) introduces her eagerly awaited follow-up story of displacement, refuge and love, Safe Haven, on stage with Elizabeth McCarthy.   

In partnership with Queen Victoria Women’s Centre

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11 May 12:00
Queen Victoria Women's Centre
Access: Assisted Listening Wheelchair
The Miles Franklin–winning author of Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens, Shankari Chandran returns with her keenly awaited follow up, Safe Haven

This stunning novel weaves together the stories of an asylum seeker in offshore detention risking deportation after speaking out for detainees, and a lawyer investigating the suspicious death of a security officer.

Chandran appears in conversation with Elizabeth McCarthy about a richly rendered portrait of displacement, refuge and the lengths people will go to for safety and love, posing vital questions of Australian society today.  

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