Join us at Books@Stones on 19 June for Dmetri Kakmi in-conversation with Susan Johnson about his latest dark gothic fantasy novel, The Woman in the Well.

Two women. Seven boys. A van. And the Central Australian desert. What could possibly go wrong?

Everything. Especially when an unstoppable ancient force wants what is in the van. Along the way Magnolia Din-Olden realises the road to the outback leads to an inland empire of mystery and terror. The result is an enthralling tale that fuses myth and folklore in a timeless landscape.

Dmetri Kakmi is a Turkish-born, ethnic Greek, Australian essayist, reviewer, speaker, broadcaster, editor and author. His memoir, Mother Land, was shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Award, and has been published to acclaim in Europe. For 15 years he worked as a senior editor at Penguin Books Australia. He was also fiction/non-fiction co-editor for the online literary journal Kalliope X. His essays and short stories appear in various anthologies and journals. His latest novel, The Woman in the Well is out now.

Susan Johnson is an Australian author of literary fiction, memoir, short stories and essays. She is a journalist and the author of thirteen books, published in Australia and internationally. Susan has lived in the UK, France and Greece, and currently resides in Brisbane, Australia. In 2019 she lived abroad on the Greek island of Kythera with her 85-year-old mother, Barbara. Her latest book, Aphrodite's Breath is a memoir about their adventure.