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Bolthole or Hellhole?
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Sat 25 Oct 2:00 PM
Juliet | Verity Lane Market
Wheelchair
General Admission
60 Mins
October
Here we have three books about properties, private camps and eco-communities that are meant to provide a haven from the pressures of modern life, until all unravels. Breakdowns, breakups, secrets revealed then… bodies!
Kate Mildenhall’s The Hiding Place is a fast-paced literary thriller that sets out what can happen when friends are pushed to breaking point. It has been described as Tsiolkas’ The Slap meets Moriarty’s Nine Perfect Strangers gone feral. Shelley Burr’s unputdownable novel Vanish reveals what is really going on out in the fields. And Jessica Mansour-Nahra's exciting work The Farm portrays the psychological terror that comes from understanding the place you hoped would help you recover from deep pain is not safe. Commune, cult… something even more dangerous? This is wellness thriller meets Aussie gothic noir!
Do you still want to pack up and head out with friends and family to a bolthole in the bush? Join this conversation moderated by writer, editor and publisher, Alice Grundy.
Shelley Burr is a crime fiction author based outside Albury-Wodonga. Her debut WAKE won the CWA Debut Dagger Award in 2019, the Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime Novel and the Australian Book Industry Awards Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year. Her most recent novel is Vanish, the third in the Lane Holland series.
Jessica Mansour-Nahra was a communications consultant and writer in Brisbane, London and Sydney, before tree-changing to a hamlet in Wiradjuri country. Jessica holds degrees in history and law from The University of Queensland. The Farm is her first novel.
Kate Mildenhall is the author of three novels - SKYLARKING, THE MOTHER FAULT and THE HUMMINGBIRD EFFECT, which was longlisted for the 2024 Stella Prize and shortlisted for the 2024 ABIA literary Fiction Book of the year. In 2024 she released her first children’s book TO STIR WITH LOVE illustrated by Jess Racklyeft, shortlisted for the 2025 Indie Book Awards and the 2025 ABIA Children’s Book of the Year, and Notable in the CBCA Book Awards for Early Readers. Her latest novel is THE HIDING PLACE (Oct, 2025).
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Concession Tickets apply for children under the age of 16, full-time students, Commonwealth Health Care Card holders, Commonwealth Seniors Card Holders and Commonwealth Pensioner Concession Card holders. Please have your eligible card with you at the venue.
Kate Mildenhall’s The Hiding Place is a fast-paced literary thriller that sets out what can happen when friends are pushed to breaking point. It has been described as Tsiolkas’ The Slap meets Moriarty’s Nine Perfect Strangers gone feral. Shelley Burr’s unputdownable novel Vanish reveals what is really going on out in the fields. And Jessica Mansour-Nahra's exciting work The Farm portrays the psychological terror that comes from understanding the place you hoped would help you recover from deep pain is not safe. Commune, cult… something even more dangerous? This is wellness thriller meets Aussie gothic noir!
Do you still want to pack up and head out with friends and family to a bolthole in the bush? Join this conversation moderated by writer, editor and publisher, Alice Grundy.
Shelley Burr is a crime fiction author based outside Albury-Wodonga. Her debut WAKE won the CWA Debut Dagger Award in 2019, the Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime Novel and the Australian Book Industry Awards Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year. Her most recent novel is Vanish, the third in the Lane Holland series.
Jessica Mansour-Nahra was a communications consultant and writer in Brisbane, London and Sydney, before tree-changing to a hamlet in Wiradjuri country. Jessica holds degrees in history and law from The University of Queensland. The Farm is her first novel.
Kate Mildenhall is the author of three novels - SKYLARKING, THE MOTHER FAULT and THE HUMMINGBIRD EFFECT, which was longlisted for the 2024 Stella Prize and shortlisted for the 2024 ABIA literary Fiction Book of the year. In 2024 she released her first children’s book TO STIR WITH LOVE illustrated by Jess Racklyeft, shortlisted for the 2025 Indie Book Awards and the 2025 ABIA Children’s Book of the Year, and Notable in the CBCA Book Awards for Early Readers. Her latest novel is THE HIDING PLACE (Oct, 2025).
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Concession Tickets apply for children under the age of 16, full-time students, Commonwealth Health Care Card holders, Commonwealth Seniors Card Holders and Commonwealth Pensioner Concession Card holders. Please have your eligible card with you at the venue.
