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Prehistoric Joy Launch with Andrew Sneddon

Wed, 09 Aug

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Better Read Than Dead

Join us with Andrew Sneddon to celebrate the release of Prehistoric Joy. Andrew will be in conversation with Prof. Richard Mackay AM.

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Prehistoric Joy Launch with Andrew Sneddon
Prehistoric Joy Launch with Andrew Sneddon

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09 Aug 2023, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Better Read Than Dead, 265 King St, Newtown NSW 2042, Australia

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About The Event

Andrew Sneddon has made a name for himself in Australia and internationally as a successful archaeologist and heritage consultant. But his success belies his childhood: at the age of eleven, Sneddon finds himself living in the criminal underbelly of Queensland’s Gold Coast. His conman stepfather has moved the family from suburban Canberra to chase his next scam. But in the 1980s, there is scant help for a woman and her three children who are ricocheting between domestic violence and homelessness.

As Sneddon charts the often frightening and sometimes farcical journey of his teenage years, he also reflects on them through contemporary eyes as an archaeologist. Told with candour and refreshing humour, Prehistoric Joy explores the importance of family and the timeless search for happiness.

Andrew Sneddon is co-owner and a director of Australia’s largest specialist heritage consultancy. He has lived and worked in Melbourne and Sydney, and been involved in…

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