Sarah Sasson in conversation with Debra Adelaide
Event description
ABOUT THE EVENT:
A tender coming-of-age novel about the stories we subconsciously write for ourselves, and what remains later, when we have the courage to tear them apart - from an extraordinarily talented debut writer, Sarah Sasson.
On Thursday 15 February at The Royal Oak, join Sarah Sasson in conversation with Debra Adelaide.
Copies of 'Tidelines' will be available for purchase at the venue through Roaring Stories, with Sasson signing copies after the discussion.
To reserve your copy of Tidelines purchase our Bundle Ticket option which includes a ticket plus a copy of Tidelines reserved for you. You can pick up the book on the night at the event bookstore or if you wish to collect instore before the event, you can do so and have your book signed by the author on the night of the event.
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Attendees are asked to arrive at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Seating is unallocated – another reason to arrive early to secure an optimal spot. Why not make a full evening of it, too, by ordering a meal at the Royal Oak before or after the event? One of Balmain's oldest and most loved pubs, it serves a delicious range of food and beverages.
If you miss out on a ticket, you can still watch the event as it is livestreamed from the Roaring Stories Facebook page (accessible on the Home page and from the Live tab). A recording will also be available to view later as an upload on the Roaring Stories YouTube channel.
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ABOUT THE BOOK
It's Sydney in the early 2000s, and Grub is spending the summer with her universally adored older brother, Elijah, and his magnetic but troubled best friend, Zed. Their days are filled with surfing, swimming and hanging out; life couldn't be better.
But years later, Elijah disappears and Grub's family unravels. At first, Grub blames Zed: he was the one who derailed Elijah from a bright future in the arts. But as Grub looks back at those dreamy summer days, the sanctuary of her certainty crumbles. Was Zed really responsible for her brother's disappearance? Was anyone?
Tidelines is a tender coming-of-age novel about growing up in the face of unimaginable loss. It examines the stories we subconsciously write for ourselves, and what remains later, when we have the courage to tear them apart.
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ABOUT SARAH SASSON
Sarah Sasson is a physician-writer living on Gadigal land in Sydney. She has spent time living overseas in Chicago, Singapore, Montreal, Hanoi and Oxford. In Australia, the UK and the USA, her poetry, short-fiction and creative non-fiction have been published in Meanjin, Medium, Oncology Republic, Grieve Anthology, Unsweetened, Intersection Stories and Orris Root, among other places. In 2021 Sarah edited Signs of Life—an anthology (MoshPit Publishing), a collection themed around first- and second-hand experiences of mental and physical illness, and of caregiving. Tidelines was shortlisted for the 2020 Varuna House Publisher Introduction Program and longlisted for the 2020 Queensland Writers' Centre Publishable Program under the title Some Things Beautiful. Sarah is currently living in Sydney with her husband and young children, and works as a clinician and scientist. When she is not writing, Sarah enjoys swimming, bushwalking, travel and spending time with family and friends.
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ABOUT DEBRA ADELAIDE
Dr Debra Adelaide is the author or editor of 18 books, including fiction, non-fiction, edited collections and reference works. Her 2018 novel, The Household Guide to Dying, was published to acclaim in Australia and around the world, and was short- and long-listed for several literary awards, including the former international Orange Prize, now the Women’s Prize, for fiction.  Other fiction includes Letter to George Clooney (2013), which was shortlisted for the Nita B. Kibble Award, The Women’s Pages (2015), and Zebra (2019), winner of the short story category in the Queensland Literary Awards. Her most recent books are The Innocent Reader: reflections on reading & writing (2019) and Creative Writing Practice: reflections on form & process (ed with Sarah Attfield, 2021). Debra Adelaide taught creative writing for 20 years and is now an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney.  She lives and writes on Bidjigal country in Sydney’s inner west.
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TERMS & CONDITIONS
Refunds
Please note that tickets are non-refundable unless the event is cancelled or postponed due to extenuating circumstances. Refunds are not issued within 48 hours notice of event date. Humanitix fee is nonrefundable.
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This event is presented by Roaring Stories Bookshop Balmain and Affirm Press
With thanks to our venue partner The Royal Oak.
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