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Kate Legge

Tue, 12 Mar

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Upstairs at Better Read Than Dead

To protect our beautiful and threatened natural environment from the effects of climate change, might we take inspiration from the past? Kate Legge's Kindred is the fascinating love story of two eco-visionaries and the birth of one our great national wilderness areas: Cradle Mountain.

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Kate Legge
Kate Legge

Time & Location

12 Mar 2019, 6:30 pm

Upstairs at Better Read Than Dead, 265 King Street, Newtown NSW, Australia

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About The Event

To protect our beautiful and threatened natural environment from the effects of climate change, might we take inspiration from the past? Join us for an evening with Kate Legge and discover the story of the two eco-visionaries at the heart of her latest book, Kindred. The love they had for each other dovetailed with their passion for conservation. Together, they worked to protect and nurture the wild landscape of Cradle Mountain, a place embedded deeply in Australian folklore. Kate will be in-conversation with Nikki Gemmell.

About the Book

He was an Austrian immigrant; she came from Tasmania. He grew up beside the Carinthian Alps; she climbed mountains when few women dared. Their honeymoon glimpse of Cradle Mountain lit an urge that filled their waking hours. Others might have kept this splendour to themselves, but Gustav Weindorfer and Kate Cowle sensed the significance of a place they sought to share with…

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    Your ticket to the launch, plus a pre-ordered copy of Kindred.

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