Join us for an evening of insight and inspiration as bestselling author Charlotte Ree sits down with resilience expert Dr Lucy Hone.

This special in-conversation event will explore themes of grief, healing, and the unexpected ways we find strength through life’s most difficult moments. Guided by Dr Lucy Hone’s expertise in resilience and wellbeing, the discussion will offer practical wisdom alongside heartfelt storytelling, leaving you with tools to navigate challenges and reconnect with what truly matters.

Whether you’re seeking inspiration, connection, or simply a meaningful night out, this conversation will stay with you long after it ends.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear from two remarkable voices.

Secure your tickets now.

WHEN: Wednesday, 26th August 2026, at Paddington Uniting Church. Please arrive when doors open at 6:30pm for a 7pm start. The event concludes at 8:30pm. after book signing.

Parking can sometimes be difficult, so please leave enough time. There is also a parking facility close by.

TICKETS:

Admission: $20.00 (excluding external fees), includes admission for one to the event, wine (or beverage) upon arrival.

Admission + Book: $50.00 (excluding external fees), includes admission for one to the event, a copy of How Will I Ever Get Through This (RRP: $34.99), wine (or beverage) upon arrival.

A practical guide to navigating life's toughest times.

From bestselling author and TED speaker Dr Lucy Hone comes a timely and much-needed guide to surviving the silent epidemic of living loss - the kind that follows divorce, illness, estrangement, redundancy, infertility or any other life upheaval.

Grief is not confined to bereavement. Yet society rarely recognises these non-death losses, leaving many people feeling isolated and unseen. In this deeply compassionate book, Hone draws on her own experience of multiple losses, decades of resilience research, and the voices of others navigating profound change, to offer a unique lifeline to readers.

Structured around twenty key questions, How Will I Ever Get Through This? gently assists readers to move from initial overwhelm (Why do I feel so physically exhausted? Why do I feel so lonely? Who am I now?) to hopeful reengagement (Who and what is still good in your world? Who and what do you want to live for?).

How Will I Ever Get Through This? will leave readers more resilient, empowered and better equipped to face the future than ever before.

About the Author: Dr Lucy Hone

Born and raised in London, Dr Lucy Hone now divides her time between New Zealand, Australia, the UK and the US. Adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Canterbury, she is an internationally sought-after professional speaker, a bestselling author, and award-winning/ internationally published 'pracademic'. Her clients range from Apple and Amazon, to the United Nations and the armed forces. Regularly featured in international media, including the Guardian, the Hidden Brain, the Washington Post, the BBC, the Sydney Morning Herald, Vogue, CBS and ABC, she is also a columnist for Psychology Today. Her bestselling book Resilient Grieving was recently updated in a second edition, with rights sold to the USA/UK, the Ukraine, China and Indonesia.

The Covid pandemic saw her TEDx talk go viral, putting it in the Top 20 of 2020. Viewed over 9 million times, it has been translated into 23 languages.

About the Host: Charlotte Ree

Sydney-based writer and gourmand Charlotte Ree is the bestselling author of the memoir Heartbake. Known for her warmth, wit, and love of food, Charlotte brings storytelling to life both on the page and beyond. When she’s not swimming or cooking, she writes as the lead weekly columnist for The Australian Weekend Magazine, where her reflections on life, food, and connection have earned a devoted readership.

About Gertrude & Alice Cafe Bookstore

Rated as one of the top 10 bookstores in the world by National Geographic, Gertrude & Alice Cafe Bookstore is an oasis for writers, readers, and coffee lovers. Books overflow from the shelves of their store, featuring a mix of new, second-hand, antiquarian and rare books. Stay a while & enjoy some homemade chai, and amazing coffee, and unearth a book treasure or two. Read more about the bookstore's story here, and about the real Gertrude & Alice here.

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