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November Selection

On tour is Judy Nunn with her latest offering Maralinga.

 

Maralinga...a desolate place where history demands an emerging nation choose between hell and reason.’ During the darkest days of the Cold War, in the remote wilderness of a South Australian desert, the future of an infant nation is being decided... without its people's knowledge.

Maralinga is a story of five souls who all find themselves in a violent and unforgiving landscape; infected with the unique madness and excitement that only nuclear testing creates.

It is also a story of love; a love so strong that it draws an adventurous young English journalist halfway around the world in search of the truth.

Ultimately, Maralinga is about heartbreak; brought to the innocent First Australians who had walked their land unhindered for 40,000 years.

The power to love, the power to hate, and the power to destroy human existence ... Maralinga has them all!

Hosted by:

Cambridge Library & Collins Bookshop

Date: Monday 30 November 2009

Time: 10am

Venue: Cambridge Library, 99 The Boulevard, Floreat

Cost: Free

Bookings: 9383 8999

City of Joondalup Libraries & Dymocks Joondalup

Date: Monday 30 November 2009

Time: 6.30 for 7pm start

Venue: ECU, Lecture Theatre (Bld 32), 100 Joondalup Drv, Joondalup

Cost: $2.50, includes refreshments

Bookings: 9400 4751

Kwinana Public Library & Edje Books

Date: Tuesday 1 December 2009

Time: 10am Venue: Koorliny Arts Centre, Sulphur Road, Kwinana

Cost: Free

Bookings: 9439 0237

Ellenbrook Community Library

Date: Tuesday 1 December 2009

Time: 7pm

Venue: Ellenbrook Community Library, 90 Main St, Ellenbrook

Cost: $5, includes light supper & refreshments

Bookings: 9297 9600

Riverton Library

Date: Wednesday 2 December 2009

Time: 10am

Venue: Riverton Library, Cnr High and Riley Rd, Riverton

Cost: Free

Bookings: 9231 0944

Paraburdoo Public Library

Date: Wednesday 2 December 2009

Time: 7pm

Venue: Ashburton Hall, Ashburton Avenue, Paraburdoo

Cost: Free

Bookings: 9189 5335

Tom Price Public Library

Date: Thursday 3 December 2009

Time: 10am Venue: Tom Price Community Hall, Central Road, Tom Price

Cost: Free

Bookings: 9189 1053

Newman Community Library

Date: Friday 4 December 2009

Time: 10.30am Venue: Newman Community Library, Kalgan Drive, Newman

Cost: Free, includes morning tea.

Bookings: 9175 2782

 
Dymocks Garden City Shopping Centre-Book Signing

Date: Saturday 5 December 2009

Time: 11am – 12 noon Venue: Dymocks Garden City S/C, Shop 33/34, Booragoon

Enquiries: 9315 5568 

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