About this Event
The Book Bird bookshop and Boom Gallery are proud to host award-winning author Sofie Laguna in Geelong as part of her national book tour, celebrating the release of her stunning new novel, The Underworld. Sofie will be in conversation with Book Bird store manager, Charlotte Guest.
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The Underworld is for every reader you know; thinkers, laughers, empaths, quirky folk, queer folk, nostalgists, the young and those getting on. Readers seeking a happy ending and anyone ready to feel. Anyone who has ever been fourteen.
Martha Mullins is a misfit. Her mother is glamorous, aloof and judgemental. Her father, mostly absent. Academic and shy, Martha finds herself fascinated by the underworld, a place she learns about in Roman mythology classes at school. To Martha, the underworld and its divine inhabitants provide a place of refuge, escape, imagination and desire.But Martha also finds joy in friendship. Connection. Intimacy. It's Martha's band of friends who show her the value in spontaneity, fun, laughter.Until things go wrong.
How will Martha find her way in the world where she cannot be herself? Will she ever find a home for the love she feels? The Underworld is a wondrous novel from an author who wields her considerable powers with assuredness and grace. Funny, brave, insightful and clever, Martha will break your heart - then mend it - many times over.
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This event will be held at Boom Gallery on Pakington Street, a leading independent art gallery in the Geelong region. Light refreshments and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. Book sales and signings will be available on the night.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Boom Gallery, 41 Pakington Street, Geelong West, Australia
AUD 20.37
