Book Launch with Christine Newell

Join us for an exciting afternoon at the Kew Court House in Melbourne, to celebrate the release of Five Seasons in Seoul by Christine Newell. 

Christine will be in conversation with Anne Freeman to discuss her memoir, writing process and life in South Korea. 

Copies of Five Seasons in Seoul will be available for purchase at the venue, with a book signing after the discussion.

Doors open at 2:00pm for a 2:30pm start. 

Light refreshments will be served. A selection of wine and beer will be available for purchase from the bar. 

ABOUT FIVE SEASONS IN SEOUL

Christine thought a year in South Korea would hit the pause button on her messy life. Her dad's death had left her anxious and depressed, and her career in musical theatre had reached a new low of shopping-centre kids' shows. When she found herself pulled over by the side of the road, dressed as a dinosaur and sobbing uncontrollably, it was clear something had to change.

A role with an experimental theatre company based in Seoul seemed the perfect way to put off dealing with her problems, at least for a year. But she soon found there's no running away from yourself. Travelling through South Korea, immersing herself in its culture and shifting her mindset along with the seasons, Christine discovered that sometimes the place you go to escape your life can hold the answers for how to heal it.

A heartfelt, sumptuous journey through one of the most fascinating cultures and landscapes on the planet, Five Seasons in Seoul is for armchair travellers and memoir lovers alike.

ABOUT CHRISTINE

As a professional musical theatre performer, Christine has always been a storyteller. In 2016, she wrote and produced her own one-woman show, Places I Have Been, which premiered to a sold-out audience at the Kew Court House, Melbourne, and inspired her to write her memoir. Christine's musical theatre credits include the Australian productions of The Sound of Music, The Wizard of Oz and Anything Goes. When Christine isn’t writing she can usually be found enjoying a coffee at her local cafe, watching K-dramas with her cat, Darcy, by her side or planning her future travels. 

ABOUT ANNE FREEMAN

Anne Freeman writes contemporary fiction about women who are stuck in life and the extraordinary ways they shake themselves loose. Her stories are always engaging and sometimes funny with thrilling adventures, sexy escapades and friendships that uplift. Anne's second novel, Me That You See, was shortlisted in the 2022 Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize and longlisted in the 2023 Grindstone Literary International Novel prize. It is out now with Hawkeye Publishing. Anne's debut novel, Returning to Adelaide, was released by Hawkeye Publishing in March 2022. It was a finalist in the 2021 Romance Writers of Australia Valerie Parv Award and was longlisted in the 2021 Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize.