Special Edition: "The Glass House"
Event description
Join authors Graeme Simsion and Professor Anne Buist as they discuss their new book "The Glass House" with Julia Lawrinson, who has also written about Mental Health. Discussion will range across the experience of writing together, this is the third novel from the husband and wife team, to all aspects of Mental Health that are so frankly yet sensitively explored in "The Glass House".
PRAISE FOR THE GLASS HOUSE:
'Highly engaging. Brings alive the frontline of mental health care' PROFESSOR PATRICK MCGORRY AO, AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR 2010
'Embraces a standout cast of characters - patients, clinicians and family members are so beautifully individuated and the story overflows with compassion, insight and humour. Entertaining, enlightening, it embraces the complexity of what it means to be human' MEREDITH JAFFE
'Gripping, rich and insightful, and brimming with compassion. Shines a light on the grit and dedication of frontline workers, while giving a voice to everyone impacted by mental illness' ARIANE BEESTON, author of Because I'm Not Myself, You See
'A great read that combines laugh-out-loud moments as well as bringing tears to your eyes. Anne Buist skilfully writes from her own experiences and co-author Graeme Simsion adds his inimitable Rosie Project style. An honest, sensitive look into mental health care in Australia' PROFESSOR JAYASHRI KULKARNI AM, Psychiatrist, Monash University