Friday 8th March
International Women's Day Afternoon Tea with Charlotte Wood
Kibworth Books, 4pm
This event is free to attend and includes tea and cake! Please let us know if you would like to come by checking out a ticket here (no charge will be made).
Kibworth Books is delighted to welcome acclaimed writer Charlotte Wood on International Women's Day to Kibworth in celebration of the publication of her latest book, 'Stone Yard Devotional'.
Copies of the book will be available to purchase on the day or can be pre-ordered ahead of the event.
Charlotte will be happy to sign and dedicate copies of her books which have been purchased from Kibworth Books.
Pre-order the book here
About the book:
Burnt out and in need of retreat, a middle-aged woman leaves Sydney to return to the place she grew up, taking refuge in a small religious community hidden away on the stark plains of the Australian outback. She doesn't believe in God, or know what prayer is, and finds herself living this strange, reclusive existence almost by accident.
But disquiet interrupts this secluded life with three visitations. First comes a terrible mouse plague, each day signalling a new battle against the rising infestation. Second is the return of the skeletal remains of a sister who disappeared decades before, presumed murdered. And finally, a troubling visitor plunges the narrator further back into her past.
About Charlotte Wood:
Charlotte Wood is the author of nine books (six novels and three non-fiction books). Her novel The Weekend was an international bestseller and shortlisted for several awards including the Stella Prize and the Prime Minister's Literary Award, both of which she won. Her novel The Natural Way of Things, published in 2016 was also a title that was featured in the 2021 ABC Television series, The Books That Made Us.
In 2019 Charlotte was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) and named one of the Australian Financial Review’s 100 Women of Influence. Her features and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, Literary Hub, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Saturday Paper among other publications.