#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Damien Wilkins: Delirious
In conversation with Charlotte Wood
2–3pm, Friday 9 October, Fairfax Studio
When Pete and Mary decide to move into a retirement village, they’re ready for a new chapter. But old memories and unfinished business keep eddying around them, from the cop who offers fresh information in the cold case of their son’s death to Pete’s sudden, haunting memories of his late mother. Damien Wilkins’ moving and perceptive novel explores the eternal dance between past and present, posing poignant questions about selfhood and second chances.
#Artists
Damien Wilkins
Damien Wilkins is one of New Zealand's leading writers. His novels have twice won the national book award. He also received a Whiting Award. He teaches creative writing at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington. He records his own songs under the name The Close Readers.
Charlotte Wood
Charlotte Wood is the author of seven novels and three books of non-fiction. Her latest novel Stone Yard Devotional was shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize and named a top-10 book of 2025 by both the New York Times and The Washington Post.
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