Book Launch: How the F*ck Would I Know? by Kate Rowe
Event description
Kate Rowe is proud to be a 78er. How did she arrive there?
This memoir reveals a journey full of personal challenges that in a way, laid the groundwork for political activism in the 70’s and since. Kate’s life has been anything but linear.
Hosted by Mon Schafter (ABC)
About the Book:
This is not a how-to book — because who really knows how to live a life?
Fleeing to Australia as a “Ten Pound Pom” in the 1970s, Kate didn’t expect her demons to follow her. It took facing her truth to break free of the drugs and alcohol that had controlled her since her teens in a desperate attempt to escape the shadow of sexual trauma.
Finally in recovery and stepping into her own, a 26-year-old Kate embraces her sexuality against the backdrop of the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras — and is promptly swept into the political and social tensions of the time.
As she builds a new life on the rocky foundations of her beginnings, Kate learns to find the lighter moments, and starts to write. From a kidney donation, to a love letter to her cats, tackling ten Ironman events, and learning ukulele, this collection of stories illustrates a determined woman finding her way through the mess of life with a smile.
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