Monica McInerney in Conversation with Sonja Lawrance
Description
Join us as we celebrate the release of Monica McInerney's new release - When Sullivan Met Lola, due to be published on 29 September.
Books will be available for purchase and signing and refreshments will be provided.
The Correspondent meets About a Boy in a luminous intergenerational story from one of Australia's most successful storytellers, Monica McInerney.
What happens when and 86-year-old woman who is running out of time and a 12-year-old boy who feels invisible become exactly the friend the other needs?
Featuring two of Monica's most beloved characters in the gorgeous stand-alone story, When Sullivan Met Lola celebrates all that makes life worth living.
Sullivan Farrington is a brilliant, lonely Melbourne boy whose life has become a maze of notebooks, train routes, school bullies and grown-up secrets.
Lola Quinlan has come to Melbourne from the Clare Valley on a very specific mission: To revisit the places that once made her feel young, loved and fully alive, before her failing eyesight takes them from her.
Together they set out across Melbourne, from theatres and galleries to Brighton Beach and the Botanic Gardens. Lola needs Sullivan's steadiness, curiousity and sharp young eyes. Sullivan needs Lola's humour, nerve and complete attention.
Neither of them expects the scrapes, secrets and emotional reckonings that follow. Both discover that friendship can arrive late, oddly, incoveniently and exactly when it is needed.
Lola's fierce appetite for people and stories meets Sullivan's literal, tender brilliance, creating a duo readers will not want to leave.
McInerney writes with her signature warmth, wit and deep understanding of family. Here she explores ageing, childhood loneliness and the way ordinary acts of care can alter the course of a life.
When Sullivan Met Lola is a novel about being seen before it is too late, and about the unlikely friendships that bring us back to ourselves.
FAQs
- Pre-visit FAQ & Accessibility Guide
Where can I park?
The Civic Centre has no onsite parking. Below is a list of various parking locations with parking-time restrictions
(2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours or all day).Visual parking map here
Town of Gawler Council office (Administration Centre, next to Fasta Pasta) 43 High Street, Gawler East 5118 | 300m from venue
Surrounding areas with car parking options: High Street, Murray Street, Tod Street, Calton Road, Walker Place
Accessible Car parking:
1 parking bay located at the front of the Civic Centre on Murray Street
2 parking bays located in the NAB car park on Tod Street
Public transport Guide:
Train via The Gawler line.
Gawler station >Bus stop 146 >then catch Bus 492A > Stop 142 Murray Street (in front of the Gawler Civic Centre)
Gawler Central station > travel 650m South along Murray Street to the Gawler Civic Centre
What's in the Gawler Civic Centre?
The Gawler Civic Centre is a 4-storey heritage building with access to the different floors via the lift or stairs.
The centre has two entrance points to the ground floor:Main: 89-91 Murray Street Gawler
Via stairs or lift: 200 High Street, Gawler East
The building incorporates:
Café
Gawler Civic Centre Library
Cultural Heritage Centre
Youth Space
Meeting rooms (Level 1 accessible via a lift)
Community programs
Is the Gawler Civic Centre accessible and inclusive?
Yes, everyone is welcome. The building has the below functions:Accessible toilets on all levels:
Level 1 - LH
Ground - LH
Lower Ground - RH
Charging points for mobility devices – Ground Floor
5-star parent’s room with baby change facilities – Ground Floor
If the event is at night, what do I need to know?
Both entrances on Murray Street and High Street are well lit, we encourage a compact torch or phone with a light just in case.What other facilities are on site?
Kitchenette (lower ground level) -featuring microwave, hot/cold filter tap, fridge
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