Melina Marchetta's The Place on Dalhousie

From the bestselling author of Looking for Alibrandi comes a perfectly crafted novel about families, relationships and the true nature of belonging. Join us for the launch of Melina Marchetta's The Place on Dalhousie. Melina will be in-conversation with Melanie Kembray, deputy editor of The Sydney Morning Herald's Spectrum section, where she writes about books and arts.

About The Book

When Rosie Gennaro first meets Jimmy Hailler, she has walked away from life in Sydney, leaving behind the place on Dalhousie that her father, Seb, painstakingly rebuilt for his family but never saw completed.

Two years later, Rosie returns to the house and living there is Martha, whom Seb Gennaro married less than a year after the death of Rosie’s mother. Martha is struggling to fulfil Seb’s dream, while Rosie is coming to terms with new responsibilities. And so begins a stand-off between two women who refuse to move out…