Meet Samantha Lee, Author of BOUND
Bound is the story of three generations of women trying to escape the legacy of their past. Each wants to escape to a better life.
China, 1923. With the cultural revolution sweeping across the country, Huan-Ju is the first woman in her family without lotus feet. As she grows up she longs for a life beyond the confines of her small village.
Malaysia, 1968. Growing up in poverty, teenage Shui-Tu is unable to understand her mother’s choices. Dreaming of the cold of an English winter, she realises education will be her passport to a better, and different, life.
Australia, 1980. Lauren grows up leading a privileged life in suburban Western Sydney. But she feels void of connection as she struggles to find her place in the world and unravel the ties that bind her to a past she doesn’t understand.
Samantha W. L. Lee is a Chinese-Australian writer of literary fiction, essays and poetry. She was shortlisted for the WestWords/Ultimo Prize for her manuscript and completed the WestWords Fellowship in 2023.
Samantha will be in-conversation with Joachim Li. Joachim Li is a nonbinary poet and event producer born and raised on China’s east coast and now based in Gadigal. They believe in the power of naming and mythologising the ordinary.
China, 1923. With the cultural revolution sweeping across the country, Huan-Ju is the first woman in her family without lotus feet. As she grows up she longs for a life beyond the confines of her small village.
Malaysia, 1968. Growing up in poverty, teenage Shui-Tu is unable to understand her mother’s choices. Dreaming of the cold of an English winter, she realises education will be her passport to a better, and different, life.
Australia, 1980. Lauren grows up leading a privileged life in suburban Western Sydney. But she feels void of connection as she struggles to find her place in the world and unravel the ties that bind her to a past she doesn’t understand.
Samantha W. L. Lee is a Chinese-Australian writer of literary fiction, essays and poetry. She was shortlisted for the WestWords/Ultimo Prize for her manuscript and completed the WestWords Fellowship in 2023.
Samantha will be in-conversation with Joachim Li. Joachim Li is a nonbinary poet and event producer born and raised on China’s east coast and now based in Gadigal. They believe in the power of naming and mythologising the ordinary.
Thursday 2 July 2026 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM (UTC+10)
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Hornsby Central Library
28-44 George St, Entry via Hunter Lane, Hornsby NSW 2077
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Meet Samantha Lee, Author of BOUND
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