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Event

The Line of Descent

Sun 7 May, 12pm
State Library Conversation Quarter

Unfortunately, due to unexpected circumstances, Heather Rose will no longer be appearing at this event. 

Hear from award-winning journalist Kate Legge and Stella Prize–winning author Heather Rose as they discuss their captivating new works of memoir.

Infidelity and Other Affairs recounts Legge’s search for understanding when faced with her husband’s affair, unearthing a fault line of betrayal spanning generations. Rose’s Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here explores how early tragedy set her on a course to explore life and all its mysteries, touching on love, death, creativity, and healing. They appear in conversation with Jacinta Parsons.

 

Duration

1 hour

20% early-bird discount until 11.59pm, Thursday 6 April
Flexible refund policy
Community tickets for First Nations peoples
Convenient public transport and parking options
Coffee, bars and dining options nearby
Readings bookshops available plus book signings
Over 80% of our 2022 guests felt MWF helped them gain new insights about the world, held their interest and were inclusive, well-produced and topical! (With more than 70% keen to attend again!)

Tickets

20% early-bird discount until 11.59pm, Thursday 6 April
Flexible refund policy
Community tickets for First Nations peoples
Convenient public transport and parking options
Coffee, bars and dining options nearby
Readings bookshops available plus book signings
Over 80% of our 2022 guests felt MWF helped them gain new insights about the world, held their interest and were inclusive, well-produced and topical! (With more than 70% keen to attend again!)

Event artists

Sophie Black is a journalist and editor who writes regularly for The Guardian and The Monthly. Black has worked across cultural and media organisations as the Wheeler Centre’s Head of Publishing, editor-in-chief at Pri...

Kate Legge is an award-winning journalist and author who has chronicled social and political affairs since the 1980s. Her novel, The Unexpected Elements of Love, was long listed for the Miles Franklin award. Her non-fict...

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