Debra Adelaide - When I Am Sixty-Four
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6pm for 6.30pm Wednesday 15 April
Debra Adelaide - When I Am Sixty-Four
Hosted by Morgan Smith and featuring a performance by The Prankqueans
In this shimmering mosaic of a novel, a writer reflects on the final days of her friend’s life. In the decades after they met at school, they shared a passion for books and words, took care of each other’s children, received acclaim as authors, and endured failure and disappointment. Yet during these last days together, as she and her friend go on walks through their neighbourhood, she discovers that their paths may have been more different than she realised – and bridging the gulf becomes more vital than ever.
Based on Debra Adelaide’s friendship with Gabrielle Carey, When I Am Sixty-Four is a work of extraordinary depth and grace. Tender and moving, yet infused throughout with unexpected humour, it captures the human condition in all its complexity: the small but momentous events that can transform a life; the way cherished memories can be rewritten or expunged; the limitations of love, but also its necessity; and the exhilarating, unpredictable world of the creative imagination.
Dr Debra Adelaide is the author or editor of 18 books, including the 2018 novel, The Household Guide to Dying, which was published around the world, Letter to George Clooney (2013), The Women’s Pages (2015), and Zebra (2019). Debra Adelaide taught creative writing for 20 years at the University of Technology Sydney.
Date
6pm for 6.30pm Wednesday 15 AprilLocation
Upstairs at Gleebooks
49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe NSW 2037
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Debra Adelaide - When I Am Sixty-Four
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