Fremantle Press presents the Great Big Book Club: The Distance Between Dreams

Celebrate the release of The Distance Between Dreams, the new historical fiction novel by Emily Paull, shortlisted for the 2023 Fogarty Literary Award.

Fremantle Press invites you to a special event at AH Bracks Library and Creative Space, where Emily will be in conversation with fellow historical fiction writer, Michael Burrows. Together, they will explore the art of writing historical fiction set in Western Australia, the dedication required for research, and the vital role of preserving history through storytelling.

Copies of The Distance Between Dreams will be available for purchase, with Emily on hand to sign your book.

The event is free to attend, but bookings are essential.

We look forward to seeing you there!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Sarah Willis longs to free herself from the expectations of a privileged upbringing, while Winston Keller can’t afford the luxury of a dream.

Despite their differences, the pair are drawn together in a whirlwind romance that defies the boundaries of class.

But when a dark family secret pulls the young lovers apart, and the Second World War plunges the world into chaos, it seems impossible they will ever find their way back to each other – or even hold onto the dream of what might been.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Emily Paull is a Western Australian librarian, author and book reviewer. Having formerly worked in bookselling, Emily is an avid reader and a big supporter of the WA writing community, and regularly moderates author interviews around Perth. In 2019, her debut collection of short fiction, Well-Behaved Women, was published by Margaret River Press. Her novel, The Distance Between Dreams, was shortlisted for the 2023 Fogarty Literary Award. When she’s not writing, she can often be found with her nose in a book.

ABOUT THE HOST

Michael Burrows was named a Best Young Australian Novelist by the Sydney Morning Herald in 2022. His debut novel Where the Line Breaks was shortlisted for the Fogarty Literary Award 2019 and published by Fremantle Press in 2021. His writing has been shortlisted for the Australian Fiction Prize and the Double-Take Novelette Award. He lives in Perth with his wife.

PRAISE FOR THE DISTANCE BETWEEN DREAMS

'Paull has well and truly made her mark on the Australian writing scene with this wonderful book' Natasha Lester, New York Times bestselling author of The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre

'a heart-storming and uplifting tale' Sasha Wasley, author of Spring Clean for the Peach Queen

'enchants from beginning to end' Louise Allan, author of The Sisters’ Song