Geraldine Brooks
25th February 2025
For our first out-of-season event of 2025, join Geraldine Brooks in conversation with the inimitable Susan Johnson.
7:30pm, Tuesday 25th February 2025
Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse
119 Lamington St, New Farm
For decades, readers have been enthralled by Geraldine Brooks’ remarkable ability to render the past in vivid colour. With the devastatingly intimate Memorial Days, Brooks turns her powers of perception to her own story, chronicling the aftermath of her husband Tony Horwitz’ sudden death. Blending emotional intimacy with clear-sighted consideration of the rituals attending loss, Memorial Days is an ode both to a singular man, and the universal experience of love and grief.
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Brisbane Writers Festival is held on the lands of the Yuggera and Turrbul people, on the banks of the Maiwar river. We recognise the important and ongoing contributions of Indigenous Australians to art and literature, and pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.