Author Event: Kyra Geddes in conversation with Barbie Robinson

Join us for an 'in conversation with' author event, featuring Kyra Geddes (The Story Thief) and Barbie Robinson of Living Arts Canberra on the 20th February at 6pm.

AUTHOR BIO - KYRA GEDDES

Born in Adelaide as the daughter of German immigrants, Kyra Geddes spent her infancy in the South Australian opal fields before moving to Sydney. Following a successful career in marketing, Kyra returned to university to study English and pursue her life-long dream of writing, publishing two short stories and earning the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Academic Excellence. The Story Thief is her debut novel, and the culmination of almost a decade of research and writing.

ABOUT THE BOOK - THE STORY THIEF

Her family's story made Henry Lawson famous. But was it his story to tell?

Fact and fiction meld into one in this stirring family saga set against shifting landscapes and pivotal moments in Australian history.

Lillian was born in 1892, the same year Henry Lawson wrote 'The Drover's Wife' and cemented his place in Australia's literary canon. When Lillian reads the short story as a teenager, she is convinced that it is based upon her own family and becomes determined to prove it. But as the years pass, the truth becomes more problematic, and Lillian must decide what is more important: holding onto the past or embracing the future.

The Story Thief is about mothers and daughters, love, loss and the power of words. Ultimately it is about how each of us must find our own way to live.