Charlotte Wood

Series

Books and Ideas at Montalto

Where

Montalto

When

Friday, 25 Oct 2019, 07:00pm - 09:00pm

Event Status

Past event

How do we maintain friendships as we age? How do these friendships impact who we are – or who we become? And … exactly how should we grow old? Charlotte Wood asks these questions of aging and friendship in her highly-anticipated new novel, The Weekend – about three women in their 70s who gather to clean out the house of their friend Sylvie after her death.

The lives and stories of women are at the core of Wood’s writing. The author of six novels and one book of non-fiction, Wood won the 2016 Stella Prize for her extraordinary novel The Natural Way of Things. She has been longlisted and shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award, and was recently awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for her services to literature.

At Montalto in October, Wood will discuss mortality, female friendship and the dilemmas that face women as they age.

Presented in partnership with Montalto.

Antipodes Bookshop and Gallery will be our bookseller at this event.

Featuring

Charlotte Wood

Elizabeth McCarthy

Featuring

Charlotte Wood

Described as one of Australia’s most original and provocative writers, Charlotte Wood is the author of six novels and two books of non-fiction. Her most recent novel is The Weekend (2019). Her bestselling novel, The Natural Way of Things, won multiple awards including the 2016 Stella Prize. ... Read more

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Elizabeth McCarthy

Elizabeth McCarthy has worked as a producer and presenter in radio for 20 years. She produces the breakfast show at Australia’s biggest independent broadcaster, 3RRR, and reviews books on 3RRR and ABC Radio Melbourne. In 2019 she was the convenor of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for F... Read more

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