Ben’s Book Club

Name: Ben’s Book Club
Start: 2022-07-26T19:00:00+10:00
End: 2022-07-26T20:00:00+10:00
Location: Virtual

Join Ben Hobson and Tony Birch as they discuss his novel ‘The White Girl’.

Tuesday July 26, at 7:00PM AEST

Ben’s Book Club is a free monthly digital book club hosted by author Ben Hobson – brought to you by OverDrive. Join in on the fourth Tuesday of each month to engage and interact with authors from all genres. During this digital book club, guests will have the opportunity to ask questions, interact with the authors, and enjoy a well-rounded bookish discussion.

Book in to access the event via the Zoom link posted online here.

This month’s featured title, ‘The White Girl’, is available to borrow from Libby with no waits or holds, follow the links below to borrow the eBook, eAudiobook or a copy from Muswellbrook Library.

Reserve from the Library.

Download the eBook here.

Download the eAudiobook here.

About the author:

Tony Birch is the author of Ghost River, which won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Indigenous Writing and Blood, which was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award. He is also the author of Shadowboxing and three short story collections, Father’s Day, The Promise and Common People.

In 2017 he was awarded the Patrick White Literary Award. Tony is a frequent contributor to ABC local and national radio and a regular guest at writers’ festivals. He lives in Melbourne and is a Senior Research Fellow at Victoria University.

About the ‘The White Girl’:

How far would you go to save someone you love?

Odette Brown has lived her whole life on the fringes of a small country town. Raising her granddaughter Sissy on her own, Odette has managed to stay under the radar of the welfare authorities who are removing Aboriginal children from their communities. When the menacing Sergeant Lowe arrives in town, determined to fully enforce the law, any freedom that Odette and Sissy enjoy comes under grave threat. Odette must make an impossible choice to protect her family.