Kathryn Hind on Hitch
Wed, 12 June
|Upstairs at Better Read Than Dead
Join us for Kathryn Hind in conversation with Melanie Kembrey as they discuss Kathryn's stunning debut novel, Hitch, winner of the inaugural Penguin Literary Prize.


Time & Location
12 June 2019, 6:30 pm
Upstairs at Better Read Than Dead, 265 King Street, Newtown NSW, Australia
Guests
About The Event
Join us for Kathryn Hind in conversation with Melanie Kembrey as they discuss Kathryn's stunning debut novel, Hitch, winner of the inaugural Penguin Literary Prize. Kathryn writes with acuity, empathy and wisdom. She is a shining new light on the Australian literary scene.
About the Book
Hitch is a raw exploration of consent and its ambiguities, personal agency and the choices we make. It’s the story of twenty-something Amelia and her dog Lucy hitchhiking from one end of the country to the other, trying to outrun grief and trauma, and moving ever closer to the things she longs to escape.
Praise
"A tautly poetic and gripping tale of a young woman's perilous odyssey as she willingly puts herself at the mercy of the strangers – whether kind or cruel – in order to test her ability to confront her painful past." - Ceridwen Dovey.
"Tense and tender, you'll fall hard…
Tickets
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