One Night at Silver Lake | Katherine Scholes
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Set between Tanzania and Tasmania, this is a deeply moving novel about family and belonging, by the acclaimed bestselling author of The Rain Queen and The Beautiful Mother.Once the boundaries of normality are broken, anything can happen …
In 1960s Tanzania, Sara Brayden spends years longing for a baby, while struggling in her conventional role as a mine manager’s wife. She was born into a life of moving with the seasons, in the company of nomad herding families, on the grassy plains of Serengeti.
As her marriage fractures, Sara’s quest for motherhood leads her on an extraordinary journey. It begins on the moonlit shores of Silver Lake, where a family tragedy sparks an encounter with a stranger she can never forget …
Her search takes her half a world away, to the island of Tasmania. There, in a place where the sound of a wild ocean floats on the air, she finds the power of a very special kind of love – only then is she ready for what comes next.
From the internationally bestselling author of The Rain Queen comes her landmark work, a novel that explores the meaning of family, identity and home, and looks at how – in the midst of heartbreak – hope and healing can be found.
Katherine Scholes is an international bestselling author with over two million books sold. She was born in Tanzania and six of her adult novels are set there, during the independence era of the 1960s. She was the first artist to travel to Antarctica as a guest of the Australian Antarctic Division. Her novel she wrote afterwards won a New South Wales State Literary Award. The Stone Angel, set in east coast Tasmania, was longlisted in the International Dublin Literary Awards. Her forthcoming novel, One Night at Silver Lake (2026), brings together her two homelands, Tanzania and Tasmania. Her work has been translated into over a dozen languages and includes children’s fiction and non-fiction as well as novels for adults. She has also had a career as a filmmaker.
Dr Joce Nettlefold is an accomplished former ABC current affairs journalist and radio presenter, academic and media leader. She is a specialist in community engagement and a powerful advocate for public interest journalism, health and social inclusion.
Heather Rose is the bestselling author of ten books including The Museum of Modern Love, Bruny and the memoir Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here. Heather’s new novel – A Great Act of Love – is out now.
Join Katherine, Joce and Heather at the RACV Hotel.
Date
Wednesday 15 April 2026 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM (UTC+11)Location
RACV Hotel
Level 1/154-156 Collins St, Hobart TAS 7000
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One Night at Silver Lake | Katherine Scholes
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