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Finding Elizabeth Harrower
Sat
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Sat 25 Oct 1:30 PM
Level 4 | National Library of Australia
Wheelchair
General Admission
60 Mins
October
A literary biography can be a truly fascinating exploration of the life of an author beyond their pages, and so it is with Susan Wyndham's Elizabeth Harrower: The woman in the watch tower. Harrower wrote some of the most original and highly regarded psychological fiction of the twentieth century. Then she abruptly stopped writing in the 1970s and became one of the most puzzling mysteries of Australian literature. Why didn’t she continue? What part did her circle of famous friends play? Why is her work now enjoying a remarkable renaissance? Join ANU Associate Professor of English, Julieanne Lamond and writer, journalist and former literary editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, Susan Wyndham for this conversation.
Susan Wyndham is a writer, journalist and former literary editor of The Sydney Morning Herald. She is the author of Elizabeth Harrower: The Woman in the Watch Tower, a biography of the elusive Australian novelist, published by NewSouth in October 2025.
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Susan Wyndham is a writer, journalist and former literary editor of The Sydney Morning Herald. She is the author of Elizabeth Harrower: The Woman in the Watch Tower, a biography of the elusive Australian novelist, published by NewSouth in October 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.