Red Kangaroo Books is delighted to be hosting an author talk with Christopher Raja in conversation with Meredith Lake. The discussion will centre on Christopher’s wonderful new book, 'Eye of the Needle'. Join us for what promises to be a fascinating conversation about the book, its inspiration and the stories within.
Free entry, please RSVP via the ticketing link.
About the book:
‘Raja creates palpable tension across both these storylines…and makes the reader fear for the fates awaiting Kadir and Kris.’ - Readings
In 1882 a young Afghan named Kadir lands in Port Augusta. He has arrived with six camels to make his fortune, and so becomes the transport for a scientific expedition into the red centre.
More than a century later a young man named Kris comes of age in the Melbourne suburbs, having emigrated from India with his family when he was just a boy. After the trauma of his father's mysterious death, Kris gravitates to St Kilda in search of a bigger world.
Fate will lead Kris to drugs and sex and love. He will learn what it truly takes to write a novel about the visionary life- the tale of a cameleer who comes across the seas from Asia and is drawn into the dazzling heart of the continent, where all is revealed-the ancient peoples, power and possession, lies and lust, faith, death, and what really matters.
Christopher Raja's 'Eye of the Needle' is a spectacular novel about the force of desire and ambition, about whatlove does to us and what we will do for love.
Christopher Raja was born in Calcutta in 1974. His books include 'The First Garden', 'The Burning Elephant' and 'Into the Suburbs: A Migrant’s Story'. He has been twice shortlisted for the Northern Territory Chief Minister’s Book of the Year award and Into the Suburbs was Highly Commended in the National Biography Award. He lives in the Northern Territory. His latest novel is Eye of the Needle. (Source: Text Punblishing)
Meredith Lake joined the ABC in 2019 as the presenter of Soul Search, a show curious about the ways we reckon with the big questions of spirit and meaning. Following a snap decision to leave her hometown for the desert in late 2023, she now also co-hosts the Morning show on ABC Alice Springs.
Meredith grew up on the bushy fringe of Sydney and studied Australian history at university — eventually graduating with a life partner and a PhD. She worked as a writer, lecturer and historian before leaping into media. Her most recent book is the multi-award winning 'The Bible in Australia: a cultural history' all about the surprising ways people in Australia have engaged — and sometimes argued! — with a world-changing text. (Source: ABC website)
Event venue
45 Todd Mall, Alice Springs NT 0870, Australia, Alice Springs Parsons St Cpa, 45 Todd Mall, Alice Springs NT 0870, Australia, Alice Springs
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