Kathleen O’Reilly Johnston introduces Johno
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We’re delighted to welcome Kathleen O’Reilly Johnston to introduce Johno, her biography of a young boy who's shipped from Scotland to Australia age 7 unravelling the lies that shaped his life. Kathleen will be discussing Johno with Gerard McCann.🗓️ Thursday 8th October
🕒 Doors open 5:30pm, discussion begins at 6pm
📍 The Lane Bookshop
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ABOUT THE BOOK
In post–World War II Scotland, a seven-year-old boy should be walking to school. Instead, he’s shipped off to Australia.
Trapped in a world of anger and violence with nowhere to turn, young Johno clings to the hope that a policeman might help him. But life has other plans.
Decades later, after years of denial by governments and cover-ups by institutions, Johno begins to uncover the truth about his past – and the web of lies that shaped his childhood.
A journey marked by cruelty and kindness, love and war, and above all, the enduring strength of the human spirit
Date
Thursday 8 October 2026 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (UTC+08)Location
Lane Bookshop
52C Old Theatre Lane, Claremont WA 6010
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Kathleen O’Reilly Johnston introduces Johno
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