Robyn Davidson: Unfinished Woman
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Where
When
Wednesday, 11 Oct 2023, 06:00pm - 07:00pm
Go off the beaten track with Robyn Davidson, bestselling author of Tracks, as she blazes a new trail through uncharted territory – her past.
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About the Event
Decades after the success of her first memoir, Robyn Davidson brings us Unfinished Woman, delving deeper into the diverse landscapes that have defined her unconventional life: from her childhood on a cattle station in outback Queensland, to her itinerant youth in Sydney, to migrating with nomads in India, to the literary high tables of London and beyond.
With unwavering honesty and mesmerising clarity, Davidson draws from her past to illuminate universal experiences of grief, growth, freedom and the search for home. The event will open with a reflection on Davidson’s work and influence by writer Anna Krien, followed by a conversation between Davidson and host Hilary Harper.
Live at the Wheeler Centre for Spring Fling, Davidson shares her wandering spirit and invites us into life beyond Tracks.
Tickets
Full Price $20
Concession $15
Full Price + book $50
Concession + book $45
Accessibility
Assistive Listening
Accessible toilets available
Registered Assistance Animals welcome
Wheelchair accessible
Please notify us of all access requirements when booking online so we can assist you with your visit. If you require further information, please contact reception on 03 9094 7800 or ticketing@wheelercentre.com.
About the Book
About Spring Fling
Spring Fling returns in 2023, and this year we’re going Above and Beyond.
We’re looking further, delving deeper, and asking bigger questions with outstanding thinkers who are reshaping our world and envisioning extraordinary futures.
Spring Fling is supported by the Victorian State Government.
Featuring
Robyn Davidson was born on a cattle property in Queensland. She moved to Sydney in the late Sixties, returning to study in Brisbane before going to Alice Springs to prepare for her journey across the Australian desert. Davidson’s first book Tracks was an international sensation, and was adapted in... Read more
Hilary Harper has a degree in English Literature and Cultural Studies, a Graduate Diploma in Professional Writing and Editing, and 30 years’ experience in radio. She’s been at the ABC since 2005. She’s covered everything from news and current affairs to traffic reporting, arts, health, gardeni... Read more
Anna Krien is the author of the award-winning Night Games and Into the Woods, as well as two Quarterly Essays, Us and Them and The Long Goodbye, and a novel Act of Grace. Anna’s writing has been published in The Monthly, The Age, Best Australian Essays, Best Australian Stories and The Big Issue. I... Read more
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